Open AccessInterleukin-21 gene polymorphisms and chronic hepatitis B infection in a Chinese population
Author(s) -
Jiayan Yao,
Kang Chao,
Min-Rui Li,
Yanqing Wu,
Bihui Zhong
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v21.i14.4232
Subject(s) - hepatocellular carcinoma , genotype , hepatitis b virus , single nucleotide polymorphism , medicine , gastroenterology , hepatitis b , cirrhosis , immunology , allele frequency , allele , biology , virus , gene , genetics
To investigate the relationship between interleukin-21 (IL21) gene polymorphisms and chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in a Chinese population.