Replication of genome wide association studies on hepatocellular carcinoma susceptibility loci in a Chinese population.

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0077315

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Replication of genome wide association studies on hepatocellular carcinoma susceptibility loci in a Chinese population.

PloS one - 1 Jan 2013

Chen Kangmei, Shi Weimei, Xin Zhenhui, Wang Huifen, Zhu Xilin, Wu Xiaopan, Li Zhuo, Li Hui, Liu Ying

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BACKGROUND: Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified three loci (rs17401966 in KIF1B, rs7574865 in STAT4, rs9275319 in HLA-DQ) as being associated with hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HBV-related HCC) in a Chinese population, two loci (rs2596542 in MICA, rs927557...

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