Association between IL28B Polymorphisms and Spontaneous Clearance of Hepatitis B Virus Infection

Seung Up Kim; Ki Jun Song; Hye Young Chang; Eui-Cheol Shin; Jun Yong Park; Do Young Kim; Kwang-Hyub Han; Chae Yoon Chon; Sang Hoon Ahn

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0069166

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Association between IL28B Polymorphisms and Spontaneous Clearance of Hepatitis B Virus Infection

Seung Up Kim ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Seung Up Kim, Ki Jun Song

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Seoul, Korea
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Ki Jun Song ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Seung Up Kim, Ki Jun Song

Affiliations Department of Biostatistics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Seoul, Korea
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Hye Young Chang,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Eui-Cheol Shin,

Affiliation Laboratory of Immunology and Infectious Disease, Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea
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Jun Yong Park,

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Seoul, Korea
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Do Young Kim,

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Seoul, Korea
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Kwang-Hyub Han,

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Seoul, Korea, Brain Korea 21 Project of Medical Science, Seoul, Korea
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Chae Yoon Chon,

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Seoul, Korea
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Sang Hoon Ahn

* E-mail: ahnsh@yuhs.ac

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Seoul, Korea, Brain Korea 21 Project of Medical Science, Seoul, Korea
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Association between IL28B Polymorphisms and Spontaneous Clearance of Hepatitis B Virus Infection

Seung Up Kim,
Ki Jun Song,
Hye Young Chang,
Eui-Cheol Shin,
Jun Yong Park,
Do Young Kim,
Kwang-Hyub Han,
Chae Yoon Chon,
Sang Hoon Ahn

Published: July 17, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069166

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