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Putative association of transforming growth factor-alpha polymorphisms with clearance of hepatitis B virus and occurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection.
Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 Jul 2010
Kim Y J, Kim H Y, Kim J S, Lee J-H, Yoon J-H, Kim C Y, Park B L, Cheong H S, Bae J S, Kim S, Shin H D, Lee H-S
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies showed that several genetic polymorphisms might influence the clinical outcome of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, including HBV clearance or development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The aim of this study was to determine whether polymorphisms of the transforming growth factor-alpha (TGF-alpha) gene are associated with clinical outcome of HBV infection. A total of 1096 Korean...
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