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An X-chromosomal association study identifies a susceptibility locus at Xq22.1 for hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma.
Clinics and research in hepatology and gastroenterology - 1 Dec 2013
Jiang Jia-Hao, Gao Qiang, Shen Xi-Zhong, Yu Yao, Gu Fang-Ming, Yan Jun, Pan Jin-Feng, Jin Fei, Fan Jia, Zhou Jian, Huang Xiao-Wu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Genetic epidemiological data in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) pedigrees indicate a pattern of X-linked recessive inheritance of HCC susceptibility genes. This study is designed to test the hypothesis that there are genes conferring susceptibility to HCC located on the X...
Topics
- Asian People
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- Case-Control Studies
- China
- Chromosomes, Human, X
- Genetic Loci
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Haplotypes
- Hepatitis B, Chronic
- Humans
- Liver Neoplasms
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Nucleocytoplasmic Transport Proteins