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SUBMITTER: Li M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5879595 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Li Man M Li Fang F Li Na N Sang Jiao J Fan Xiude X Deng Huan H Zhang Xiaoge X Han Qunying Q Lv Yi Y Liu Zhengwen Z
BMC medical genetics 20180402 1
<h4>Background</h4>Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) is involved in hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The association between polymorphism rs1053005 and haplotypes formed by rs1053004 and rs1053005 in the 3'UTR of STAT3 and chronic HBV infection has yet to be investigated.<h4>Methods</h4>This study included 567 patients with chronic HBV infection (239 chronic hepatitis, 141 liver cirrhosis and 187 HCC), 98 HBV infection res ...[more]