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Tumour necrosis factor-alpha polymorphisms and hepatocellular carcinoma: a meta-analysis.
The Journal of international medical research - 1 Jan 2000
Qin H, Liu B, Shi T, Liu Y, Sun Y, Ma Y
Abstract excerpt
The genetic basis of susceptibility to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is poorly understood. To summarize the quantitative association between polymorphisms of the tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNFA) gene and HCC, a meta-analysis of relevant studies was performed. Ten case-control studies involving 1421 HCC cases were identified from the Medline, Embase and Current Contents databases. Combined results based on all...
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