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Association of cytokine and DNA repair gene polymorphisms with hepatitis B-related hepatocellular carcinoma
Author(s) -
ChunChieh Chen,
ShiYi Yang,
ChunJen Liu,
ChihLin Lin,
YunFan Liaw,
ShiMing Lin,
ShouDong Lee,
PeiJer Chen,
ChienJen Chen,
MingWhei Yu
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyi191
Subject(s) - xrcc1 , genotype , hepatocellular carcinoma , odds ratio , hepatitis b virus , allele , medicine , immunology , biology , cancer research , gastroenterology , single nucleotide polymorphism , gene , genetics , virus
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) induces hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) mainly by causing chronic necroinflammatory hepatic disease. We investigated the mechanisms underlying the inflammatory hepatocarcinogenesis by examining whether genetic variations in cytokines, antioxidant enzymes, and DNA repair genes affect the HCC risk.

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