Association between PNPLA3 (rs738409 C>G) variant and hepatocellular carcinoma in Asian chronic hepatitis C patients: A longitudinal study

Background/Purpose: Prdevious meta-analyses assess whether or not patatin-like phospholipase domain containing 3 (PNPLA3) (rs738409 C > G) was associated with increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in Caucasians patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related cirrhosis, these meta-analyse...

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Main Authors: Yi-Hao Yen, Ming-Chao Tsai, Cheng-Kun Wu, Kuo-Chin Chang, Chao-Hung Hung, King-Wah Chiu, Sheng-Nan Lu, Jing-Houng Wang, Chien-Hung Chen, Kwong-Ming Kee, Yuan-Hung Kuo, Po-Lin Tseng, Ming-Tsung Lin, Chao-Min Huang, Jung-Ting Lin, Tsung-Hui Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-09-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S092966461730428X