HLA-B Alleles B*15:01 and B*15:02: Opposite Association with Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Chinese Voluntary Blood Donors
Author(s) -
Huaping Xiong,
Jieting Huang,
Rong Xia,
Ming Zhang,
Ke Huang,
Ru Xu,
Min Wang,
Chengyao Li,
Qiao Liao,
Wenjie Xia,
Guangping Luo,
Xin Ye,
Ling Lü,
Yongshui Fu,
Tai L. Guo,
Kenrad E. Nelson
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
intervirology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.641
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1423-0100
pISSN - 0300-5526
DOI - 10.1159/000369209
Subject(s) - hepatitis b virus , allele , hepatitis b , genotyping , biology , group b , virology , genotype , immunology , allele frequency , hepatitis c virus , hla b , medicine , human leukocyte antigen , virus , antigen , genetics , gene
Although human leukocyte antigens (HLA) have been shown in association with the outcomes of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among different ethnic groups, such studies remain absent in China, where the HCV prevalence is higher than the global average.
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