Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.32270768,No.82273970,No.32070726,and No.82370715;National Key R&D Program of China,No.2023YFC2507904;the Innovation Group Project of Hubei Province,No.2023AFA026.
Hepatitis B virus remains a major cause of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma,with genetic polymorphisms and mutations influencing immune responses and disease progression.Nguyen et al present novel findings on sp...
Supported by the Key Research and Development Projects in Sichuan Province,No.2021YFS0168;the National Scientific and Technological Major Project for Infectious Diseases Control in China,No.2018ZX10715-003.
BACKGROUND The interruption of mother-to-child transmission(MTCT)is considered important to decrease the individual and population morbidity of hepatitis B virus(HBV)infection as well as the global burden of hepatitis...
Supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea,No.2022R1A2B5B01001421;the Korea Health Technology R&D Project through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute,the Ministry of Health&Welfare,Republic of Korea,No.HI22C0476.
BACKGROUND The presence of two distinct hepatitis B virus(HBV)Pol RT polymorphisms,rt269L and rt269I,could contribute to the unique clinical or virological phenotype of HBV genotype C2.Therefore,a simple and sensitive...
results in part from collaboration and network activities promoted under the frame of the international network GENIEUR (Genes in Irritable Bowel Syndrome Research Network Europe),which has been funded by the COST program (BM1106, www.GENIEUR.eu);currently supported by the European Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility (ESNM, www.ESNM.eu)
BACKGROUND Single-nucleotide polymorphisms(SNPs)of the serotonin type 3 receptor subunit(HTR3)genes have been associated with psychosomatic symptoms,but it is not clear whether these associations exist in irritable bo...
the grant from the Ministry of National Defense-Medical Affairs Bureau,Taiwan,No.MND-MAB-110-109 and No.MND-MAB-D-111059.
BACKGROUND Identifying novel colorectal cancer(CRC)prognostic biomarkers is crucial to helping clinicians make appropriate therapy decisions.Melatonin plays a major role in managing the circadian rhythm and exerts onc...
Supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,No.zdyf2017007
BACKGROUND The xeroderma pigmentosum group G(XPG)gene at chromosome 13q33 consists of 15 exons,which may be related to the occurrence and development of gastric cancer(GC).AIM To examine the association of several com...
Inflammasomes are multiprotein intracellular complexes which are responsible for the activation of inflammatory responses. Among various subtypes of inflammasomes, NLRP3 has been a subject of intensive investigation. ...
Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81703293,81673145,and No.81373084;the Research Program of the Education Department of Jilin Province,No.2016487;the Scientific and Technological Development Program of Jilin Province,No.20180414055GH
BACKGROUND The lethal-7(let-7)family members and their targets are involved in the development and progression of tumors.Let-7-related polymorphisms have been reported to be associated with tumorigenesis and prognosis...
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD) has a prevalence of approximately 30% in western countries, and is emerging as the first cause of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC). Therefore, risk stratificat...
Sorafenib has been considered the standard of care for patients with advanced unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) since 2007 and numerous studieshave investigated the role of markers involved in the angiogenesi...