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Association of cytokine and DNA repair gene polymorphisms with hepatitis B-related hepatocellular carcinoma.
International journal of epidemiology - 1 Dec 2005
Chen Chun-Chieh, Yang Shi-Yi, Liu Chun-Jen, Lin Chih-Lin, Liaw Yun-Fan, Lin Shi-Ming, Lee Shou-Dong, Chen Pei-Jer, Chen Chien-Jen, Yu Ming-Whei
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BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) induces hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) mainly by causing chronic necroinflammatory hepatic disease. We investigated the mechanisms underlying the inflammatory hepatocarcinogenesis by examining whether genetic variations in cytokines, antioxidant enzymes, and DNA repair genes affect the HCC risk. METHODS: We analyzed 10 polymorphisms in the genes for interleukin-1beta (IL-1B),...
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