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FOXP3 gene polymorphism is associated with hepatitis B-related hepatocellular carcinoma in China.
Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR - 10 Jun 2013
Chen YanHui, Zhang HengHui, Liao WeiJia, Zhou JinXue, He GaiXia, Xie XingWang, Fei Ran, Qin LiLing, Wei Lai, Chen HongSong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Previous evidence has shown that the FOXP3 gene was involved in the pathogenesis of several tumors; however, the correlation between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the FOXP3 gene and the susceptibility to hepatitis B-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains unclear. METHODS: We analyzed two SNPs in the FOXP3 gene, rs2280883 and rs3761549, in 392 patients with HCC, 344 patients with...
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