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Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Gene Polymorphism Associated With Development of Hepatitis B Virus-associated Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Journal of clinical gastroenterology - 1 Sept 2015
Jin Young-Joo, Lee Danbi, Chung Young-Hwa, Kim Jeong A, Kim Sung Eun, Lee Yoon-Seon, Shin Eun-Soon, Ryu Soo Hyung, Jang Myoung Kuk, Lee Jong-Eun, Park Neung Hwa
Abstract excerpt
GOAL AND BACKGROUND: Host genetic diversity may play roles in development of HCC. This study was conducted to validate the effects of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) gene polymorphism on development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients chronically infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV). STUDY: The study cohort comprised 224 patients with HBV-associated HCC and 206 with HBV-associated liver cirrhosis...
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