Fas/FasL polymorphisms are associated with hepatitis C related cirrhosis and serum Alpha-Fetoprotein with hepatocellular carcinoma patients
Background: Host genetic factors that may confer a susceptibility to chronic hepatitis and the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are largely unknown. Apoptosis is an important fail-safe check for the hepatitis virus and HCC development, in which Fas/FasL hepatocyte expression contributes...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2016-03-01
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Series: | Journal of Cancer Research and Practice |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2311300615000075 |