Items for "hepatitis B virus (HBV)"
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common causes of cancer-induced death...
Keywords: ?-fetoprotein, hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), Hepatocellular carcinoma, p53
05/2006 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de Gruyter
Background: The T-box21 (TBX21) gene encodes the transcription factor T-bet (T-box expressed in T-cells), which influences naive T-lymphocyte development and has been implicated in the pathogenesis of many diseases.
Methods: We selected 208 hepatitis B patients and 213 healthy volunteers to examine whether polymorphisms or haplotypes of the TBX21 gene promoter were associated with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in the Chinese population...
Keywords: genetic susceptibility, haplotype, hepatitis B virus (HBV), promoter, TBX21 (T-box21) gene
03/2007 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de Gruyter