Article
Polymorphisms of interferon gamma gene and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in korean patients with chronic hepatitis B viral infection.
Hepato-gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2000
Kim Hak-Jae, Chung Joo-Ho, Shin Hyun Phi, Jeon Jung Won, Park Jae Jun, Cha Jae Myung, Joo Kwang Ro, Lee Joung Il
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUNDS/AIMS: Increasing evidence supports the contribution of the pro-/anti-inflammatory cytokine balance and genetic factors to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Here, we investigated whether genetic interferon gamma polymorphisms were associated with HCC in Korean patients with chronic hepat...
Topics
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- Case-Control Studies
- Genotype
- Hepatitis B, Chronic
- Humans
- Interferon-gamma
- Liver Neoplasms
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Risk
