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SUBMITTER: Kong C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7533945 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kong Cunqing C Chen Miao M Fan Xiaohui X Chen Xingcai X
The Journal of international medical research 20200801 8
<h4>Background</h4>Interleukin-12 (IL-12) is considered to be a risk factor for cancer; however, its role in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains unknown. This study aimed to explore the impacts of the IL-12 rs3212227 and rs568408 gene polymorphisms on HCC.<h4>Methods</h4>We searched PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Chinese Knowledge Infrastructure databases for studies on the associations between HCC and IL-12 rs568408 and rs3212227 polymorphisms published prior to 1 May 2020. The effects ...[more]