Genome-Wide Association Study of Hepatitis in Korean Populations.
- Author:
Youngbok HONG
1
;
Sejong OH
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords: cohort analysis; genome-wide association study; hepatitis
- MeSH: Cohort Studies; Genome-Wide Association Study*; Gyeonggi-do; Hepatitis*; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- From:Genomics & Informatics 2014;12(4):203-207
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Hepatitis is a common and serious disease for the Korean population. It is caused by a virus, the A and B types of which are plentiful in Koreans. In this study, we tried to find genetic factors for hepatitis through genome-wide association studies. We took 368 cases and 1,500 controls from Anseong and Ansan cohort data. About 300,000 single-nucleotide polymorphisms and 20 epidemiological variables were analyzed. We did not find any meaningful significant single nucleotide polymorphisms, but we confirmed the influence of major epidemiological variables on hepatitis.
