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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 15, 2004; 10(12): 1810-1814
Published online Jun 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i12.1810
Association of -238G/A polymorphism of tumor necrosis factor-alpha gene promoter region with outcomes of hepatitis B virus infection in Chinese Han population
Liang-Ping Lu, Xing-Wang Li, Ying Liu, Guo-Chang Sun, Xue-Ping Wang, Xi-Lin Zhu, Quan-You Hu, Hui Li
Liang-Ping Lu, Hui Li, Department of Epidemiology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences; School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China
Xing-Wang Li, Department of Internal Medicine, Ditan Hospital, Beijing 100011, China
Xue-Ping Wang, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Ditan Hospital, Beijing 100011, China
Ying Liu, Xi-Lin Zhu, National Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences; School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China
Guo-Chang Sun, Quan-You Hu, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shunyi District Hospital, Beijing 101300, China
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by the Research Fund for the Doctoral Training Program from the Ministry of Education, No.2000002340 and Beijing Municipal Government Commission for Science & Technology, No. H020920020590
Correspondence to: Hui Li, Department of Epidemiology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences; School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, 5 Dongdan 3 Tiao, Beijing 100005, China. lihui99360@sohu.com
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Received: November 22, 2003
Revised: December 9, 2003
Accepted: December 16, 2003
Published online: June 15, 2004
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