Epidemiological studies have evaluated the association between tumour necrosis factor
alpha (TNF-α)-308G/A and (TNF-α)-238G/A polymorphisms, and the risk of autoimmune liver …

Objective Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) and primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) are two
autoimmune diseases of unknown etiology. Genetic factors appear to be involved in the …

Background Several previous studies have assessed the association of Cytotoxic T
Lymphocyte Associated Antigen-4, Fas, and Tumour Necrosis Factor-α gene polymorphisms …

Background Previous studies have shown the genetic association of tumor necrosis factor
(TNF)-α polymorphisms and susceptibility to primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), but the results of …

Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a chronic hepatitis of unknown etiology and several
proinflammatory cytokines are implicated in its pathogenesis. The association of TNF-α gene …

TNF-α is a potential proinflammatory cytokine that plays an important role in the
pathogenesis of liver cirrhosis. We investigated a possible association between TNF-α …

Background/Aims: Primary biliary cirrhosis is an autoimmune disease in which increased
prevalence in first-degree relatives and an association with HLA DR8 suggest a genetic …

Background Inflammation serves as an essential driver of liver cirrhosis (LC) incidence.
Accordingly, a meta-analysis was carried out to explore the association between specific …

Background Studies investigating the associations between tumor necrosis factor-alpha
(TNFA) polymorphisms and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) risk report conflicting results …

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third leading cause of cancer‐related death
worldwide. Studies have shown that the tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF‐α) plays an …