IL23R and hepatocellular carcinoma: Three single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the IL-23R gene (rs10889677, rs1884444, and rs11465817) were investigated in a cohort of 84 patients with chronic hepatitis B, 67 patients with HBV-related liver cirrhosis, 89 patients with HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma, and 94 healthy controls.