Genetic association of complement component 2 variants with chronic hepatitis B in a Korean population

Numerous single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with an increased risk of liver diseases, chronic hepatitis B and chronic hepatitis B-related hepatocellular carcinoma have been identified. In this study, we scrutinized the genetic effects of C2 variants, which were conflicting in previous results, on the risk of chronic hepatitis B in a Korean population.We genotyped 22 common C2 genetic variants of 977 chronic hepatitis B cases including...