Lin Y, et al. - This study was conducted on 212 individuals with chronic HBV infection and 180 HBV-free controls to examine the correlation between CXCL14 (a significantly under-expressed mRNA in hepatocellular carcinoma tissues as well as head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and cervical squamous cell carcinoma) polymorphisms and HBV progression as well as liver function parameters. In HBV-related HCC tissues, CXCL14 was considerably suppressed, and its polymorphisms were associated with advanced-stage chronic HBV infection and impaired liver function.