A non-synonymous variant rs12614 of complement factor B associated with risk of chronic hepatitis B in a Korean population

• Main Authors: Jung Yeon Seo (Author), Joong-Gon Shin (Author), Byeong Ju Youn (Author), Suhg Namgoong (Author), Hyun Sub Cheong (Author), Lyoung Hyo Kim (Author), Ji On Kim (Author), Hyoung Doo Shin (Author), Yoon Jun Kim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Hepatitis B is known to cause several forms of liver diseases including chronic hepatitis B (CHB), and hepatocellular carcinoma. Previous genome-wide association study of CHB risk has demonstrated that rs12614 of complement factor B (CFB) was significantly associated with CHB ris...