Functional linkage of cirrhosis-predictive single nucleotide polymorphisms of Toll-like receptor 4 to hepatic stellate cell responses.

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Published in Hepatology on March 01, 2009

Authors

Jinsheng Guo1, Johnny Loke, Feng Zheng, Feng Hong, Steven Yea, Masayuki Fukata, Mirko Tarocchi, Olivia T Abar, Hongjin Huang, John J Sninsky, Scott L Friedman

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Liver Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.

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