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SUBMITTER: Li X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5772044 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Li Xiao X Zhou Tai-Cheng TC Wu Chang-Hui CH Tao Li-Lin LL Bi Rui R Chen Li-Jun LJ Deng De-Yao DY Liu Chang C Otecko Newton O NO Tang Yang Y Lai Xin X Zhang Liang L Wei Jia J
Scientific reports 20180117 1
Mitochondrial abnormality is frequently reported in individuals with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, but the associated hosts' mitochondrial genetic factors remain obscure. We hypothesized that mitochondria may affect host susceptibility to HBV infection. In this study, we aimed to detect the association between chronic HBV infection and mitochondrial DNA in Chinese from Yunnan, Southwest China. A total of 272 individuals with chronic HBV infection (CHB), 310 who had never been infected by HB ...[more]