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TGFBR3 polymorphisms and its haplotypes associated with chronic hepatitis B virus infection and age of hepatocellular carcinoma occurrence.
Digestive diseases (Basel, Switzerland) - 1 Jan 2011
Kim Jeong-Hyun, Yu Su Jong, Park Byung-Lae, Cheong Hyun Sub, Pasaje Charisse Flerida A, Bae Joon Seol, Lee Hyo-Suk, Shin Hyoung Doo, Kim Yoon Jun
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common cancers and is mainly caused by viral infections including hepatitis B virus (HBV). Recently, the decreased expression level of the transforming growth factor, beta receptor III (TGFBR3) gene, has been implicated in HCC and other human cancers. This study investigated whether TGFBR3 polymorphisms might be associated with HBV clearance and HCC...
Topics
- Adult
- Aging
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Haplotypes
- Hepatitis B virus
- Hepatitis B, Chronic
- Humans
- Liver Neoplasms
