The prognosis of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV)infeciton varies from minimal progressive disease to cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma. Host genetic factors contribute to disease severity. It is known that cytokine gene (including tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and interleukin-10 (IL-10) polymorphism affect disease prognosis.This study aims to assess the effect of TNF-alpha and IL-10, and their interaction,on prognosis of HCV-related chronic liver disease
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jejeng@cc.kmu.edu.tw886-7-3121101 ext. 7223
Kaohsiung City, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
jejeng @cc.kmu.edu.tw886-7-3121101 ext. 7223
Kaohsiung City, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
jejeng@cc.kmu.edu.tw886-7-3121101 ext. 7223
jejeng@cc.kmu.edu.tw886-7-3121101 ext. 7223