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TNF-α and IL-10 polymorphisms increase the risk to hepatocellular carcinoma in HCV infected individuals.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Sept 2016
Aroucha Dayse Celia, Carmo Rodrigo Feliciano, Vasconcelos Luydson Richardson Silva, Lima Raul Emidio, Mendonça Taciana Furtado, Arnez Lucia Elena, Cavalcanti Maria do Socorro Mendonça, Muniz Maria Tereza Cartaxo, Aroucha Marcilio Lins, Siqueira Erika Rabelo, Pereira Luciano Beltrão, Moura Patrícia, Pereira Leila Maria Moreira Beltrão, Coêlho Maria Rosangela
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the major cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The risk to develop HCC increases with the severity of liver inflammation and hepatic fibrosis. It is believed that a balance between the releases of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines will determine the clinical course of HCV and the risk to develop HCC. The inteleukin-10 (IL-10) and the tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) play key...
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