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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2006; 12(5): 776-779
Published online Feb 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i5.776
Interleukin-1β gene polymorphism associated with hepatocellular carcinoma in hepatitis B virus infection
Nattiya Hirankarn, Ingorn Kimkong, Pittaya Kummee, Pisit Tangkijvanich, Yong Poovorawan
Nattiya Hirankarn, Immunology Unit, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Ingorn Kimkong, Pittaya Kummee, Inter-Department of Medical Microbiology, Graduate School, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Pisit Tangkijvanich, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Yong Poovorawan, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Supported by the Thailand Research Fund, RSA4680021
Correspondence to: Dr Nattiya Hirankarn, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Rama IV Road, Bangkok 10330, Thailand. fmednpt@md.chula.ac.th
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Received: May 10, 2005
Revised: August 9, 2005
Accepted: August 26, 2005
Published online: February 7, 2006
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