On stratification, IL-10 (-1082 A/G) was significantly associated with hepatocellular carcinoma risk in the non-Asian population under dominant (OR: 0.62, 95% CI: 0.45–0.86, 4 studies), heterozygous (OR: 0.60, 95% CI: 0.43–0.85) and allelic models (OR: 0.79, 95% CI: 0.64–0.99). Here, IL10 is linked to hepatocellular carcinoma.