A study of TNF-alpha-238 and -308 polymorphisms with different outcomes of persistent hepatitis B virus infection in China.

doi:10.3109/00313025.2010.523696

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A study of TNF-alpha-238 and -308 polymorphisms with different outcomes of persistent hepatitis B virus infection in China.

Pathology - 1 Dec 2010

Wang Binbin, Wang Jing, Zheng Yingying, Zhou Sirui, Zheng Jinxin, Wang Fang, Ma Xu, Zeng Zheng

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BACKGROUND: Two common functional polymorphisms in the promoter region of TNF-α located at nucleotides -238 (rs361525) and -308 (rs1800629) have been reported to regulate the expression of tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and to be associated with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection related dis...

Topics

Adult
Asian People
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
China
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Hepatitis B, Chronic
Humans
Liver Cirrhosis
Liver Neoplasms

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