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ArticleAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP2025

Interleukin-17A and Interleukin-17F Gene Polymorphisms in Egyptian Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C and Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Ehab Mabrouk Abd El-Maksoud, Noha El-Sayed Ibrahim, Mohamed Mansour Saad Farag, Menha Swellam

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Ehab Mabrouk Abd El-MaksoudDepartment of Clinical Hematology Laboratory, Suez Canal Authority Hospital, Ismailia, Egypt.
Noha El-Sayed IbrahimDepartment of Microbial Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Institute, National Research Centre, El-Bohouth St. (former El-Tahrir St.), Dokki, Giza, P.O.12622, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-7176-4687
Mohamed Mansour Saad FaragDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Menha SwellamDepartment of Biochemistry, Biotechnology Research Institute, High Throughput Molecular and Genetic laboratory, Center for Excellences for Advanced Sciences, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-7104-7194

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objectiveInterleukin IL-17A and IL-17F are critical cytokines involved in inflammatory processes. Genetic variations in IL-17A and IL-17F might be linked to chronic hepatitis C (CHC) and an increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a cancer associated with long-term inflammation. This study aims to examine the relationship between specific polymorphisms in IL-17A (rs2275913) and IL-17F (rs763780) and their association with HCV-related HCC in an Egyptian population.

methodsAuthors conducted a case-control study involving 52 patients with chronic hepatitis C, 49 patients with HCV-related HCC, and 51 healthy controls. The study assessed the connection between the IL-17A rs2275913 and IL-17F rs763780 polymorphisms and chronic hepatitis C patients. Genotyping was performed using real-time PCR with TaqMan MGB-probe allelic discrimination.

resultsNo significant differences in genotype and allele frequencies for IL-17A rs2275913 and IL-17F rs763780 were observed between CHC or HCC patients and control subjects. However, significant associations were found indicating an increased risk of HCC linked to CHC: the GG genotype of IL-17A rs2275913 in a recessive model (P = 0.0129); and CT and CT + CC genotypes as well as the C allele of IL-17F rs763780 (P = 0.0038, P = 0.0055 and P = 0.0277, respectively).

conclusionThe study identifies a significant association between IL-17F rs763780 polymorphisms and a higher risk of HCC in Egyptian patients with chronic hepatitis C. No significant correlation was found between the IL-17A rs2275913 polymorphism and either chronic hepatitis C or HCC.

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Carcinoma, HepatocellularHepatitis C, ChronicInterleukin-17Liver NeoplasmsPolymorphism, Single NucleotideAdultCase-Control StudiesEgyptFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenotypeHepacivirusHumansMaleMiddle AgedIL17A protein, humanIL17F protein, humanInterleukin-17HaplotypeHepatocellular carcinomaInterleukin-17Polymorphism

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PMCPMC12082422

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