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IL-23R polymorphisms, HBV infection, and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in a high-risk Chinese population.
Journal of gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2013
Xu Yan, Liu Yao, Pan Shandong, Liu Li, Liu Jibin, Zhai Xiangjun, Shen Hongbing, Hu Zhibin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The interleukin-23 receptor (IL-23R) plays an important role in the T-helper 17 cell-mediated inflammatory process and is also involved in tumor immune surveillance, which may be linked to carcinogenesis in hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In this study, we hypothesized that potentially functional genetic variants of the IL-23R gene may modify HCC risk. METHODS: We...
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