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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 depends on a balance between pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines. The former includes interleukin (IL)-6, while the latter...
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