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Prognostic significance of the genetic variant of lymphotoxin alpha (p.Thr60Asn) in egyptian patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.
Molecular biology reports - 1 May 2023
Alhelf Maha, Shoaib Rasha M S, Elsaid Afaf, Bastawy Nermeen, Elbeltagy Nanis S, Salem Eman T, Refaat Sherif, Abuelnadar Eman H
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BACKGROUND: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common malignancies worldwide in terms of mortality, and susceptibility is attributed to genetic, lifestyle, and environmental factors. Lymphotoxin alpha (LTA) has a crucial role in communicating the lymphocytes with stromal cells and provoking cytotoxic effects on the cancer cells. There are no reports on the contribution of the LTA (c.179 C>A;...
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