Association of IFNL4 and IFITM3 Genetic Variants with Susceptibility to HCV-Related Liver Cirrhosis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Our results indicate that the IFITM3 rs12252 and IFNL4 rs12979860 genetic polymorphisms are linked to the development of cirrhosis and HCC in patients chronically infected with HCV.
Authors
- Enas Osman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8217-2265)
- Rania M. Abbas
- Hany Aly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7395-6394)
- Ethar Mokhtar Badran
- Farida Mohamed Khanany (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9380-8612)
- Medhat Madbouly
- Marwa Mohamed
Institutions
- Ain Shams University (EG)
- Theodor Bilharz Research Institute (EG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.31557/apjcp.2025.26.10.3805
- Primary Topic
- interferon and immune responses
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00