High serum interleukin‐6 level predicts future hepatocellular carcinoma development in patients with chronic hepatitis B

Increased interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) production is implicated in the pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in animal models. Although previous studies showed that HCC patients had higher serum IL‐6 level at the time of diagnosis, it is unclear if the cytokine contributes to the development of HCC...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of cancer 2009-06, Vol.124 (12), p.2766-2770
Hauptverfasser: Wong, Vincent Wai‐Sun, Yu, Jun, Cheng, Alfred Sze‐Lok, Wong, Grace Lai‐Hung, Chan, Hoi‐Yun, Chu, Eagle Siu‐Hong, Ng, Enders Kai‐On, Chan, Francis Ka‐Leung, Sung, Joseph Jao‐Yao, Chan, Henry Lik‐Yuen
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