title: Genome-wide association study of hepatitis in korean populations.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nanobiomedical Science, Dankook University, Cheonan 330-714, Korea.
authors.forename: Youngbok
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.affiliation: Department of Nanobiomedical Science, Dankook University, Cheonan 330-714, Korea.
authors.forename: Sejong
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oh
keywords: cohort analysis; genome-wide association study; hepatitis