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Copyright ©The Author(s) 2005.
World J Gastroenterol. Sep 7, 2005; 11(33): 5213-5217
Published online Sep 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i33.5213
Table 5 TNF-857 polymorphism and allele frequencies in chronic HB, asymptomatic carrier and self-limited groups
GroupnGenotype (%)
Alleles (%)1
CCCTTTχ2PCT
Chronic HB433345 (79.7)69 (15.9)19 (4.4)759 (87.6)107 (12.4)
Carrier208134 (64.4)59 (28.4)15 (7.2)17.358 (to patient)<0.001 (to patient)327 (78.6)89 (21.4)
Self-limited244173 (70.9)60 (24.6)11 (4.5)7.710 (to patient)0.023 (to patient)406 (83.2)82 (16.8)
2.728 (to carrier)0.079 (to carrier)