Annotation Detail

Information
Associated Genes
MICA
Associated Variants
rs2596542
rs2596542
Associated Disease
hepatitis C
Source Database
DisGeNET
Description
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 virus (HCV)-induced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and also with serum levels of soluble MICA (sMICA).
Pubmed
23024757
Original source reporting the Gene Disease association
BeFree
DisGENET score for the Gene Disease association
0.00081432561624091
Year of publication
2012
Drugs