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Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha 308 G/A Single Nucleotide Polymorphism and Susceptibility to Hepatocellular Carcinoma Via Hepatitis B Infection.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP - 1 Jan 2016
Azar Saleh Shahbazi, Mansoori Maryam, Attar Marzieh, Shahbazi Majid
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BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a key factor for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). About 350 million people are affected by chronic infection which is related to the rapid development of liver diseases as well as hepatitis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Expression of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) in the liver demonstrates a major genetic polymorphism which is involved in resistance or...
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