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Association between PNPLA3 (rs738409 C>G) variant and hepatocellular carcinoma in Asian chronic hepatitis C patients: A longitudinal study.
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi - 1 Sept 2018
Yen Yi-Hao, Tsai Ming-Chao, Wu Cheng-Kun, Chang Kuo-Chin, Hung Chao-Hung, Chiu King-Wah, Lu Sheng-Nan, Wang Jing-Houng, Chen Chien-Hung, Kee Kwong-Ming, Kuo Yuan-Hung, Tseng Po-Lin, Lin Ming-Tsung, Huang Chao-Min, Lin Jung-Ting, Hu Tsung-Hui
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Prdevious meta-analyses assess whether or not patatin-like phospholipase domain containing 3 (PNPLA3) (rs738409 C > G) was associated with increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in Caucasians patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related cirrhosis, these meta-analyses did not provide firm conclusions. Only one cross-sectional study involving Asian patients has previously been...
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