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Heterozygote advantage for HLA class-II type in hepatitis B virus infection

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  1. Hepatology Unit, Academic Department of Medicine, Imperial College School of Medicine at St. Mary's, London, W2 1NY, UK

    Mark R. Thursz & Howard C. Thomas

  2. Medical Research Council Laboratories, P.O. Box 273, Fajara, The Gambia

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  3. The Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Windmill Road, Oxford, OX3 7BN, UK

    Adrian V.S. Hill

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Thursz, M., Thomas, H., Greenwood, B. et al. Heterozygote advantage for HLA class-II type in hepatitis B virus infection. Nat Genet 17, 11–12 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/ng0997-11

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