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Genetic polymorphism of IL-23R influences susceptibility to HCV-related hepatocellular carcinoma.
Cellular immunology - 1 Mar 2015
Labib Hany A, Ahmed Hanan S, Shalaby Sally M, Wahab Essam A, Hamed Emad F
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genetic variations may play an important role in the development of HCC in HCV patients. Variants of IL23R gene were investigated for association with many diseases like chronic inflammatory disorders, RA, inflammatory bowel diseases and the susceptibility to the development of gastric cancer but no data are available concerning the association of IL23R gene (rs11209026) polymorphism with HCC...
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