NCOA5, IL-6, type 2 diabetes, and HCC: The deadly quartet.

Dhar, Debanjan; Seki, Ekihiro; Karin, Michael · Cell Metab · 2014

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Abstract

Although type 2 diabetes (T2D) is an established risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the underlying mechanism that connects these two diseases is unknown. Gao et al. (2013) now suggest that nuclear receptor coactivator 5 (NCOA5) provides a genetic link between the two diseases through its effects on hepatic IL-6 expression.

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