Soluble MICA and a MICA variation as possible prognostic biomarkers for HBV-induced hepatocellular carcinoma.

Soluble MICA and a MICA variation as possible prognostic biomarkers for HBV-induced hepatocellular carcinoma.

MHC class I polypeptide-related chain A (MICA) molecule is induced in response to viral infection and various types of stress. We recently reported that a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs2596542 located in the MICA promoter region was significantly associated with the risk for hepatitis C vir...

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Main Authors: Vinod Kumar, Paulisally Hau Yi Lo, Hiromi Sawai, Naoya Kato, Atsushi Takahashi, Zhenzhong Deng, Yuji Urabe, Hamdi Mbarek, Katsushi Tokunaga, Yasuhito Tanaka, Masaya Sugiyama, Masashi Mizokami, Ryosuke Muroyama, Ryosuke Tateishi, Masao Omata, Kazuhiko Koike, Chizu Tanikawa, Naoyuki Kamatani, Michiaki Kubo, Yusuke Nakamura, Koichi Matsuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3443094?pdf=render

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