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Association between polymorphism of the interleukin-13 gene and susceptibility to hepatocellular carcinoma in the Chinese population.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Deng Yan, Xie Ming, Xie Li, Wang Jian, Li Taijie, He Yu, Li Ruolin, Li Shan, Qin Xue
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Interleukin-13 (IL-13) is a potent pleiotropic cytokine that is produced by activated CD4 T cells. This study was undertaken to determine the relationship between two IL-13 gene single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP rs1800925 and SNP rs20541) and the incidence of hepatitis B virus-related (HBV) hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHOD: Three hundred and ninety-eight HBV-positive individuals (192 HCC and...
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