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Association of CTLA-4 and IL-4 polymorphisms in viral induced liver cancer.
BMC cancer - 7 May 2022
Shabbir Maria, Badshah Yasmin, Khan Khushbukhat, Trembley Janeen H, Rizwan Areeb, Faraz Fatima, Shah Syeda Alveena, Farooqi Mahrukh, Ashraf Naeem Mahmood, Afsar Tayyaba, Almajwal Ali, Alruwaili Nawaf W, Razak Suhail
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BACKGROUND: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most prevalent types of cancer and is responsible for close to one million annual deaths globally. In Pakistan, HCC accounts for 10.7% of cancer incidence. Prior studies indicated an association between interleukin 4 (IL-4) and cytotoxic T lymphocyte protein 4 (CTLA-4) gene polymorphisms in many types of cancers, including HCC that are either hepatitis B...
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