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Impact of interleukin-1beta genetic polymorphisms on the development of hepatitis C virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma in Japan.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jun 2003
Tanaka Yasuhito, Furuta Takahisa, Suzuki Seiji, Orito Etsuro, Yeo Anthony E T, Hirashima Noboru, Sugauchi Fuminaka, Ueda Ryuzo, Mizokami Masashi
Abstract excerpt
To examine the effects of polymorphisms in the gene encoding proinflammatory interleukin (IL)-1beta in patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Japan, we studied 364 patients with chronic HCV infection (146 of whom had hepatocellular carcinoma [HCC] and 218 of whom did not) and 230 healthy control subjects. IL-1B-511 and IL-1RN genotypes were ascertained, and IL-1B-511 genotype T/T was found to be...
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