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Hepatitis C virus genotyping in relation to neu-oncoprotein overexpression and the development of hepatocellular carcinoma.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Jan 2000
Zekri Abdel-Rahman N, Bahnassy Abeer A, Shaarawy Sabry M, Mansour Ossama A, Maduar Mohamed A, Khaled Hussein M, El-Ahmadi Omer
Abstract excerpt
The distribution of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes among Egyptian patients positive for anti-HCV was determined and their influence, when combined with neu-oncoprotein overexpression, on the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) was examined. The study groups included asymptomatic carriers (ASC) and patients with chronic active hepatitis (CAH) and HCC. HCV genomes were detected in the sera of 27 ASC,...
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