A Common HLA-DPA1 Variant Is Associated with Hepatitis B Virus Infection but Fails to Distinguish Active from Inactive Caucasian Carriers

Risk alleles for chronic hepatitis B are associated with decreased mRNA expression of HLA-DPA1 and HLA-DPB1 in normal human liver

(2011) T R O'Brien et al.   GENES AND IMMUNITY

A Common HLA–DPA1 Variant is a Major Determinant of Hepatitis B Virus Clearance in Han Chinese

(2011) Ping An et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Evaluation of Genetic Susceptibility Loci for Chronic Hepatitis B in Chinese: Two Independent Case-Control Studies

(2011) Li Wang et al.   PLoS One

Associations of HLA-DP Variants with Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Southern and Northern Han Chinese Populations: A Multicenter Case-Control Study

(2011) Jin Li et al.   PLoS One

Strong influence of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DP gene variants on development of persistent chronic hepatitis B virus carriers in the Han Chinese population

(2010) Xiuchan Guo et al.   HEPATOLOGY

A genome-wide association study identifies variants in the HLA-DP locus associated with chronic hepatitis B in Asians

(2009) Yoichiro Kamatani et al.   NATURE GENETICS

EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines: Management of chronic hepatitis B

(2008)   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY