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SUBMITTER: Adnan F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7114800 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Infectious agents and cancer 20200401
Hepatocellular carcinoma is a primary liver malignancy in which the risk of development is always multifunctional. Interleukin-6 is a proinflammatory and multifunctional cytokine, which plays an important role in the immune response, haematopoiesis and defence against viral infection. We aimed to evaluate the frequency of <i>Interleukin-6</i> mutations (rs2069837 and rs17147230) associated with genetic risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in Khyber Pakthunkhwa population. A total of 72 hepatocellula ...[more]