Article
Association of polymorphism in microRNA 604 with susceptibility to persistent hepatitis B virus infection and development of hepatocellular carcinoma.
Journal of Korean medical science - 1 Nov 2014
Cheong Jae Youn, Shin Hyoung Doo, Cho Sung Won, Kim Yoon Jun
Abstract excerpt
MicroRNA polymorphisms may be associated with carcinogenesis or immunopathogenesis of infection. We evaluated whether the mircoRNA-604 (miR-604) polymorphism can affect the persistence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, and the development to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with chronic HBV infection. A total of 1,439 subjects, who have either past or present HBV infection, were enrolled and divided...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Base Sequence
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- Case-Control Studies
- Demography
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
