Table 2. Distribution of TNF-α genotypes and frequencies in HCV-infected patients and healthy controls.

Genotype	Healthy controls (n = 45)	Cirrhosis patients (n = 45)	HCC patients (n = 45)
-308 G/A genotype
G/G	25 (56)	39 (87)a	42 (94)a
G/A	13 (29)	3 (7)b	2 (4)a
A/A	7 (15)	3 (6)	1 (2)c
GA+AA	38 (84)	42 (93)a	44 (97)a
-308 G/A alleles
G	63 (70)	81 (90)	86 (96)c
A	27 (30)	9 (10)a	4 (4)a

All data are presented as cases (%). ^aP< 0.001, ^bP < 0.01, ^cP < 0.05, vs. controls.