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Association of interleukin-18 genotypes (-607C > A) and (-137 G > C) with the hepatitis B virus disease progression to hepatocellular carcinoma.
Molecular and cellular biochemistry - 1 Nov 2021
Ali Taqveema, Saxena Roli, Rani Isha, Sharma Renuka, More Deepti, Ola Rajendra, Agarwal Stuti, Chawla Yogesh Kumar, Kaur Jyotdeep
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Chronic infection with HBV has been reported to be associated with the development of HCC. The inflammation mounted by cytokine-mediated immune system plays an important role in the pathogenesis of HBV-associated HCC. IL-18 is a pro-inflammatory cytokine whose role in the development of HBV-associated chronic to malignant disease state has not been much studied. The present study was conceived to determine the...
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