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Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and hepatocellular carcinoma in alcoholic cirrhosis.
World journal of gastroenterology - 28 Jun 2010
Falleti Edmondo, Bitetto Davide, Fabris Carlo, Cussigh Annarosa, Fontanini Elisabetta, Fornasiere Ezio, Fumolo Elisa, Bignulin Sara, Cmet Sara, Minisini Rosalba, Pirisi Mario, Toniutto Pierluigi
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AIM: To assess the relationship between vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms and the presence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS: Two-hundred forty patients who underwent liver transplantation were studied. The etiologies of liver disease were hepatitis C (100 patients), hepatitis...
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