There were no association between rs36084323 and HBV infection susceptibility and HCC development risk in the recessive model (TT vs CC+CT): HBV infection vs HC: OR = 1.21, 95% CI = 0.73 - 2.00, P > 0.05 and HCC vs CHB: OR = 1.58, 95% CI = 0.83 - 3.00, P > 0.05.