Article
Association of ESR1 gene polymorphisms with the susceptibility to Hepatitis B virus infection and the clinical outcomes.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Feb 2023
Xie Jiaxin, Ding Yibo, Li Xiaopan, Pu Rui, Liu Wenbin, Li Peng, Yin Jianhua
Abstract excerpt
Estrogen receptor alpha (ESR1) has been implicated in the pathological process of Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and is probably an important determinant for gender differences. In this study, a total of 975 subjects including 368 healthy controls, 323 hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients with HBsAg positive, and 284 HBV-infected subjects without HCC were included. Three single nucleotide polymorphisms of...
Topics
- Humans
- Male
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- Case-Control Studies
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis B virus
- Hepatitis B, Chronic
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Neoplasms
