A functional polymorphism in the epidermal growth factor gene predicts hepatocellular carcinoma risk in Japanese hepatitis C patients

BACKGROUND: A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the epidermal growth factor (EGF) gene (rs4444903) has been associated with increased risk of cancer, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between the EGF SNP genotype and the development...

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Autores principales: Suenaga, Masaya, Yamada, Suguru, Fujii, Tsutomu, Fuchs, Bryan C, Okumura, Norio, Kanda, Mitsuro, Kobayashi, Daisuke, Tanaka, Chie, Nakayama, Goro, Sugimoto, Hiroyuki, Koike, Masahiko, Nomoto, Shuji, Fujiwara, Michitaka, Takeda, Shin, Hayashi, Kazuhiko, Tanabe, Kenneth K, Goto, Hidemi, Kodera, Yasuhiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2013
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3865974/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24363559
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OTT.S53625

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