passages.id: split_8_test_2998_passage
passages.type: progene_text
passages.text: There was a statistically significant correlation between TGF-beta1 gene polymorphism , i.e. , the genetic ability to produce high levels of TGF-beta1 , and the intensity of TGF-beta1 staining on hepatocytes ( p = 0.003 ) and sinusoids ( p = 0.003 ) , and the degree of fibrosis ( p = 0.02 ) .