MEIS1 and Hepatic fibrosis: Because inhibitory effects of MEIS1 on tumorigenesis in renal clear cell carcinoma59, non-small-cell lung cancer cells 60, or prostate cancer61 have been reported, we suppose that the creation of the MEIS1 TFBS with the minor G allele may in part be responsible for the association of this SNP with liver fibrosis risk.