Article
The role of IL22 polymorphisms on liver cirrhosis in patients with hepatitis B virus: A case control study.
Medicine - 1 Nov 2019
Gao Yan-Hang, Li Qing-Quan, Wang Chun-Guang, Sun Jing, Wang Xiao-Mei, Li Ya-Jun, He Xiu-Ting, Xu Hong-Qin, Niu Jun-Qi
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Interleukin(IL)-22 plays an important role in promoting liver regeneration and repair, but its role in chronic HBV-related liver diseasesis not clear. The goal of this study was to evaluate associations between eight IL22 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and the development of chronic HBV cirrhosis and HBV-related HCC within a Chinese Han population. METHODS: We investigated associations between...
Topics
- Adult
- Alcohol Drinking
- Asian People
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- Case-Control Studies
- Disease Progression
- Female
- Hepatitis B, Chronic
- Humans
- Interleukins
- Liver Cirrhosis
