Association between HLA-DRB1* polymorphisms and hepatitis B infection in a brazilian population Associação entre polimorfismos HLA-DRB1* e infecção por hepatite B em uma população brasileira

OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to determine the genotype association for alleles of class II human leukocyte antigens (HLA) in the DRB1* locus among blood donors at the Fundação Hemope (Brazil) infected by or immunized for the hepatitis B virus (HBV). METHODS: A case-control study was p...

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Main Authors: Bruno de Melo Corrêa, Edmundo Pessoa de Almeida Lopes, Maria de Fátima Pessoa Militão de Albuquerque, Lúcia Dourado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Médica Brasileira 2012-10-01
Series:Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
Subjects:
HLA
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-42302012000500009