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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2008; 14(35): 5454-5460
Published online Sep 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5454
Table 1 Positions of analyzed SNP and primers used in this study
Genes (Ref.)SNPPrimersSequences (5’-3’)
MTP H297QC/G-1CAGGTCTTCCAGAGCCAC
rs#2306985[23]-2CAGGTCTTCCAGAGCCAG
-cpATTTGTCTGCACTTACAGAAGGA
MTP-493[20]G/T-1ATTTAAACTGTTAATTCATACCACA
-2TTTAAACTGTTAATTCATACCACC
-cpCTTTAACATTATTTTGAAGTGATTGG
Table 2 General characteristics of 632 subjects
Self-limited HBV infection (n = 316)Chronic hepatitis B (n = 316)
With family history (n = 121)No family history (n = 195)
Male21580 (25.3%)135 (42.7%)
Female10541 (13.0%)60 (19.0%)
Age (yr)38.28 ± 11.4436.93 ± 12.2839.12 ± 10.84
Age range (yr)9-759-6916-75
ALT level (× ULN)Normal3.62 ± 3.483.12 ± 2.62
HBV-DNA level (Log)Undetectable5.45 ± 2.34
Table 3 Genotype distributions of MTP H297Q and MTP-493G/T n (%)
SNPGenotypeSelf-limited HBV infection (n = 316)Chronic hepatitis B total (n = 316)Chronic hepatitis B without family history (n = 195)χ2test
SLHBV vs CHB total
SLHBV vs CHB no FH
ValuePValueP
MTP H297QCC33 (10.4)33 (10.4)20 (10.3)0.4520.7982.5880.274
CG148 (46.8)140 (44.3)78 (40.0)
GG135 (42.8)143 (45.3)97 (49.7)
MTP-493G/TGG232 (73.4)256 (81.0)163 (83.6)8.5430.0157.1990.0191
GT80 (25.3)52 (16.5)30 (15.4)
TT4 (1.3)8 (2.5)2 (1.0)
Table 4 Allele Distributions of MTP H297Q and MTP-493G/T n (%)
SNPAlleleSelf-Limited HBV infection (n = 632)Chronic hepatitis B total (n = 632)Chronic hepatitis B without family history (n = 390)χ2test and Mantel-Haenszel logit
SLHBV vs CHB total
SLHBV vs CHB no FH
POR95% CIPOR95% CI
MTP H297QC214 (33.9)206 (32.6)118 (30.3)0.520.9030.659-1.2360.2321.180.899-1.549
G418 (66.1)426 (67.4)272 (69.7)
MTP-493G/TG544 (86.1)564 (89.2)356 (91.3)0.0230.6450.442-0.9400.0130.590.389-0.897
T88 (13.9)68 (10.8)34 (8.7)