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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2012; 18(4): 388-392
Published online Jan 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i4.388
Published online Jan 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i4.388
No association between IRF3 polymorphism and susceptibility to hepatitis B virus infection in Chinese patients
Fang Yan, Feng Lv, Xu Li, Hua-Fa Yin, Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, Anhui Province, China
Yu-Feng Gao, Department of Hepatopathy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230601, Anhui Province, China
Tian-Chen Zhang, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, Anhui Province, China
Author contributions: Yan F and Gao YF contributed equally to this work; Zhang TC performed the data analysis; Yan F and Gao YF wrote the manuscript; Yan F, Gao YF and Lv F performed the majority of experiments; Gao YF and Yin HF designed the study; and Li X provided the financial support for this work.
Supported by Grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81072342; the National Pre-973 Program Projects, No. 2009CB526411
Correspondence to: Hua-Fa Yin, Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, 218 Jixi Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui Province, China. yhf163.good@163.com
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Received: April 25, 2011
Revised: July 28, 2011
Accepted: October 27, 2011
Published online: January 28, 2012
Revised: July 28, 2011
Accepted: October 27, 2011
Published online: January 28, 2012
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