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HLA class II genotyping in chronic hepatitis B infection
D N Amarapurpar1, N D Patel, S R Kankonkar
1Department of Gastroenterology, Bombay Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mumbai.
Objectives:
To analyze the role of HLA genotypes in persistence of chronic hepatitis B in Western India.
Methods:
HLA genotyping for class II-DR was done in 26 subjects having chronic hepatitis B infection (HBsAg positive) and in 100 healthy controls. Statistics were done using Halden's modification of Woolf's formula.
Result:
Significant association of chronic hepatitis B infection was found for class II-DR antigens DRB1*15XX (57.6 vs. 25%) and DRB1*11XX (23 vs. 4%). DRB1*13XX (0 vs. 19%) was negatively associated with chronic hepatitis B infection.
Conclusion:
HLA phenotype, which varies with different regions, is one of the factors in persistence of hepatitis B infection. Our study supports negative association of DRB1*13XX to persistence of HBV. Also there may be role of DRB1*11XX and DRB1*15XX in persistence of HBV and development of chronic HBV hepatitis.