Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms of Toll-Like Receptor 4 Decrease the Risk of Development of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Minmin Shi, Xu Xiaoqian, Hao Chen, Shen Baiyong, Xiaxing Deng, Xie Jun-jie, Zhan Xi, Zhao Jianquan, Songyao Jiang

PLoS ONE · 2011 · 76 citations · 28 references

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Abstract

Collectively, these results suggested that the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma was associated with TLR4 sequence variation. TLR4 single nucleotide polymorphisms may play an important protective role in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma.

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