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 Phil, 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
- Asian People
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- Case-Control Studies
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Association Studies
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Hepatitis B, Chronic
- Humans
- Interferon-gamma
- Introns
- Liver Neoplasms
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Phenotype
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Republic of Korea
- Risk Factors