Genetic variants in IL-6 and IL-10 genes and susceptibility to hepatocellular carcinoma in HCV infected patients.

doi:10.1016/j.cyto.2016.10.004

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Genetic variants in IL-6 and IL-10 genes and susceptibility to hepatocellular carcinoma in HCV infected patients.

Cytokine - 1 Jan 2017

Sghaier Ikram, Mouelhi Leila, Rabia Noor A, Alsaleh Bano R, Ghazoueni Ezzedine, Almawi Wassim Y, Loueslati Besma Yacoubi

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BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is the major cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a common primary liver malignancy, and the third leading cause of cancer-related death. The HCC risk increases with the severity of liver inflammation, and the clinical course of HCV infection depe...

Topics

Adult
Aged
Alleles
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Hepacivirus
Hepatitis C, Chronic
Humans
Interleukin-10
Interleukin-6
Liver Neoplasms
Male
Middle Aged
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide

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PMID: 28340949
DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2016.10.004

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