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Genetic polymorphisms of immune checkpoint proteins PD-1 and TIM-3 are associated with survival of patients with hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma.
Oncotarget - 3 May 2016
Li Zhu, Li Na, Li Fang, Zhou Zhihua, Sang Jiao, Jin Zhao, Liu Huihui, Han Qunying, Lv Yi, Liu Zhengwen
Abstract excerpt
Programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) and T-cell immunoglobulin domain and mucin domain containing molecule 3 (TIM-3) are involved in hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This study examined the associations of PD1 and TIM3 polymorphisms with the overall survival (OS) of a prospective cohort of 258 HBV-related HCC patients. Results showed that PD1 +8669 G allele-containing...
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