Table 2.

Frequencies of HLA-B alleles in each study group.

HLA-B alleles	Persistent infection group (2n = 896)		HBsAg clearance group (2n = 280)
	Allele frequency (%)	Count	Allele frequency (%)	Count
B*07:02:01G	0.11	1	0.00	0
B*08:01:01G	0.22	2	0.00	0
B*08:18	0.11	1	0.00	0
B*13:01:01G*	3.46	31	8.57	24
B*13:02:01G	3.46	31	2.86	8
B*13:06	0.11	1	0.00	0
B*15:02:01G	2.90	26	2.5	7
B*15:03:01G	0.11	1	0.00	0
B*15:07:01G	0.22	2	0.36	1
B*15:11:01G	3.24	29	4.26	12
B*15:12:01G	0.47	4	0.00	0
B*15:15	0.00	0	0.36	1
B*15:18:01G	1.34	12	1.43	4
B*15:25:01G	0.22	2	0.71	2
B*15:27:01	2.01	18	2.14	6
B*15:58	0.45	4	0.00	0
B*15:01:01G	12.05	108	10	28
B*18:02	0.11	1	0.00	0
B*18:01:01G	0.22	2	0.00	0
B*27:04:01G	4.35	39	4.29	12
B*27:05:02G	0.59	5	0.71	2
B*27:06	0.11	1	0.00	0
B*35:10	0.11	1	0.00	0
B*35:72	0.11	1	0.00	0
B*35:01:01G	0.59	5	0.71	2
B*37:01:01G	0.33	3	1.79	5
B*38:02:01G	0.45	4	0.00	0
B*39:01:01G	0.33	3	1.07	3
B*40:02:01G	3.57	32	3.57	10
B*40:03	0.33	3	0.00	0
B*40:06:01G	3.01	27	3.57	10
B*40:11:01	0.33	3	0.00	0
B*40:20	0.11	1	0.00	0
B*40:21	0.11	1	0.00	0
B*40:40	1.11	10	0.00	0
B*40:01:01G	16.52	148	15.36	43
B*41:01	0.00	0	0.36	1
B*44:03:01G	0.33	3	0.00	0
B*44:03:02	0.11	1	0.00	0
B*46:01:01G	18.30	164	16.43	46
B*48:01:01G	0.33	3	0.71	2
B*51:02:01	0.33	3	0.00	0
B*51:01:01G	1.00	9	0.36	1
B*52:01:01G	0.11	1	1.07	3
B*52:08	0.11	1	0.00	0
B*54:01:01G	6.03	54	7.14	20
B*55:02:01G	5.58	50	4.64	13
B*55:12	0.22	2	0.36	1
B*56:01:01G	0.78	7	0.36	1
B*56:03	0.22	2	0.00	0
B*57:01:01G	2.23	20	2.86	8
B*58:01:01G	0.59	5	0.36	1
B*59:01:01G	0.70	6	1.07	3
B*67:01:01	0.22	2	0.00	0

*P = 0.0004 (P < Pc. It is statistically significant after the Bonferroni correction).