...Xu Chao; Jieqiong Wu; Wei Zhang; Xuesong Feng; Luyan Zhao; Feng Huang; Chao Jiang Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common fatal malignant tumor worldwide. Signal transducer and activator of transcription 4 (STAT4) is HCC susceptibility gene identified by genome-wide association study...

...Han Shi; Hongyan He; Suvash Chandra Ojha; Changfeng Sun; Juan Fu; Mao Yan; Cunliang Deng; Yunjian Sheng Background: It has been reported that polymorphisms of signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT ) 3 and STAT4 might be associated with susceptibility to hepatitis B virus (HBV...

...Shouquan Wu; Minggui Wang; Yu Wang; Miaomiao Zhang; Jian-Qing He The signal transducer and activator of transcription 4 ( STAT4 ) gene encodes a transcription factor that transmits signals induced by several cytokines which play critical roles in the development of autoimmune and chronic...