HLA-DQB1/DRB1 Alleles Associate with Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome of Chronic Hepatitis B: A Potential Predictor of Progression

Background and Aims. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been widely applied in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) supplementary treatment in China. Kidney yang deficiency syndrome (KYDS), one of the most common TCM syndromes of CHB, is more likely to progress to liver cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinom...

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Main Authors: Xiyang Liu, Tingjun Wan, Sijie Dang, Dong Wang, Cen Jiang, Yue Su, Mengmeng Shen, Xuchen Tang, Xia Li, Baixue Li, Li Wen, Quansheng Feng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/8146937