Article
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. M...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Alleles
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- Female
- Forkhead Transcription Factors
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Association Studies
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Hepatitis B
- Humans
- Liver Neoplasms
- Male
- Middle Aged
