Association between HLA Variations and Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Saudi Arabian Patients

Ahmed A. Al-Qahtani; Mashael R. Al-Anazi; Ayman A. Abdo; Faisal M. Sanai; Waleed Al-Hamoudi; Khalid A. Alswat; Hamad I. Al-Ashgar; Nisreen Z. Khalaf; Abdelmoneim M. Eldali; Nisha A. Viswan; Mohammed N. Al-Ahdal

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0080445

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Association between HLA Variations and Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Saudi Arabian Patients

Ahmed A. Al-Qahtani ,

* E-mail: aqahtani@kfshrc.edu.sa

Affiliations Department of Infection and Immunity, Research Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Liver Disease Research Center, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Mashael R. Al-Anazi,

Affiliation Department of Infection and Immunity, Research Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Ayman A. Abdo,

Affiliations Section of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Liver Disease Research Center, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Faisal M. Sanai,

Affiliations Hepatobiliary Sciences and Liver Transplantation, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Liver Disease Research Center, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Waleed Al-Hamoudi,

Affiliations Section of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Liver Disease Research Center, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Khalid A. Alswat,

Affiliations Section of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Liver Disease Research Center, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Hamad I. Al-Ashgar,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Nisreen Z. Khalaf,

Affiliation Department of Infection and Immunity, Research Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Abdelmoneim M. Eldali,

Affiliation Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Scientific Computing, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Nisha A. Viswan,

Affiliation Department of Infection and Immunity, Research Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Mohammed N. Al-Ahdal

Affiliation Department of Infection and Immunity, Research Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Association between HLA Variations and Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Saudi Arabian Patients

Ahmed A. Al-Qahtani,
Mashael R. Al-Anazi,
Ayman A. Abdo,
Faisal M. Sanai,
Waleed Al-Hamoudi,
Khalid A. Alswat,
Hamad I. Al-Ashgar,
Nisreen Z. Khalaf,
Abdelmoneim M. Eldali,
Nisha A. Viswan

Published: January 22, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0080445

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