Article
The IL-8 gene polymorphisms and the risk of the hepatitis B virus/infected patients.
DNA and cell biology - 1 Jun 2012
Qin Xue, Deng Yan, Liao Xiang-Cheng, Mo Cui-Ju, Li Xi, Wu Hui-Ling, He Ya-Ni, Huang Xia-Mei, Peng Tao, Chen Zhi-Ping, Li Shan
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin-8 (IL-8) belongs to the superfamily of CXC chemokines, contributing to human cancer progression through potential mitogenic, angiogenic, and motogenic functions. We hypothesize that the functional polymorphism of IL-8 may influence the inflammatory process during pathological stage from hepatitis to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Two polymorphisms in the IL-8 gene (-251A/T and +781C/T) were examined...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
