Genetic association of complement component 2 variants with chronic hepatitis B in a Korean population.

Suhg NamgoongJoong-Gon ShinHyun Sub CheongLyoung Hyo KimJi On KimJung Yeon SeoHyoung Doo Shin Yun Joon Kim

Published in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2018)

Our results suggested that the C2 gene might be a susceptibility locus for chronic hepatitis B in Korean populations. The cumulative genetic effects may contribute to future etiological explanations for chronic hepatitis B.

Keyphrases

hepatitis b virus
copy number
genome wide
liver fibrosis
dna methylation
current status
genome wide identification