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Tumor necrosis factor-alpha gene -308G > A polymorphism alters the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in a Han Chinese population.
Diagnostic pathology - 25 Nov 2014
Feng Hua, Kuai Jing-hua, Zhang Ming-yan, Wang Guang-chuan, Shi Yong-jun, Zhang Jun-yong
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BACKGROUND: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the influence of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) -308 G > A polymorphism on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) risk. METHODS: The present case-control study was conducted in a Han Chinese population consisting of 753 HCC patients and 760 controls from May 2010 to March 2013. The -308 TNF-a promoter polymorphisms were detected. Conditional logistic...
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