Open AccessInterleukin-1β gene polymorphism associated with hepatocellular carcinoma in hepatitis B virus infection
Author(s) -
Nattiya Hirankarn,
Ingorn Kimkong,
Pittaya Kummee,
Pisit Tangkijvanich,
Yong Poovorawan
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v12.i5.776
Subject(s) - hepatocellular carcinoma , genotype , hepatitis b virus , allele , medicine , gene polymorphism , polymerase chain reaction , allele frequency , gastroenterology , biology , gene , immunology , virus , genetics
To examine the effect of interleukin-1-beta (IL-1beta) promoter region C-511T and IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1RN) polymorphism among the patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection (HCC and non-HCC).