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Hepatitis-related hepatocellular carcinoma: Insights into cytokine gene polymorphisms.
World journal of gastroenterology - 14 Aug 2016
Dondeti Mahmoud Fathy, El-Maadawy Eman Anwar, Talaat Roba Mohamed
Abstract excerpt
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a primary liver cancer, which is one of the most prevalent cancers among humans. Many factors are involved in the liver carcinogenesis as lifestyle and environmental factors. Hepatitis virus infections are now recognized as the chief etiology of HCC; however, the precise mechanism is still enigmatic till now. The inflammation triggered by the cytokine-mediated immune response,...
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