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Interleukin-16 genetic polymorphisms in Guangxi Chinese with hepatitis B virus-related liver cirrhosis.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Jun 2023
Zhang Xiaolian, Tang Wenjun, Qin Xue, Li Shan, Liang Dong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Our previous study has reported that interleukin-16 (IL-16) genetic polymorphisms are significantly related to chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and hepatitis B virus-related (HBV-related) hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). As CHB, liver cirrhosis (LC), and HCC are development processes, this st...
Topics
- Humans
- Case-Control Studies
- China
- East Asian People
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Hepatitis B virus
- Hepatitis B, Chronic
- Interleukin-16
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide