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World J Gastroenterol. May 7, 2011; 17(17): 2248-2254
Published online May 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i17.2248
Published online May 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i17.2248
Specific HLA-DQB1 alleles associated with risk for development of hepatocellular carcinoma: A meta-analysis
Yong-Ning Xin, Xiang-Jun Jiang, Shu-Hui Zhan, Quan-Jiang Dong, Qing Wang, Shi-Ying Xuan, Department of Gastroenterology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao 266071, Shandong Province, China
Zhong-Hua Lin, School of Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266021, Shandong Province, China
Yong-Ning Xin, Shi-Ying Xuan, College of Medicine and Pharmaceutics, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, Shandong Province, China
Author contributions: Xin YN, Lin ZH and Xuan SY conceived and designed the experiments; Xin YN, Lin ZH, Xuan SY, Jiang XJ and Zhan SH analyzed the data; Xin YN, Lin ZH, Xuan SY, Dong QJ and Wang Q provided reagents, materials and analysis tools; Xin YN, Lin ZH and Xuan SY wrote the paper.
Supported by Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation, China, No. ZR2009CQ031
Correspondence to: Shi-Ying Xuan, PhD, Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao 266071, Shandong Province, China
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Received: September 10, 2010
Revised: December 9, 2010
Accepted: December 16, 2010
Published online: May 7, 2011
Revised: December 9, 2010
Accepted: December 16, 2010
Published online: May 7, 2011
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