Tumor protein 53 gene polymorphism, demographic attributes and associated risk factors among liver cancer patients in Calabar, Nigeria.

Mutations in the TP53 gene had been attributed to the development of liver cancer. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and liver tumour are liver diseases having high mortality rates in several populations. There is no information on the TP53 gene polymorphism among liver diseases patients in Calabar, Nigeria.