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Analysis of T cell responses against hepatitis C virus genotype 4 in Egypt.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Feb 2004
Elrefaei Mohamed, El-sheikh Nabila, Kamal Karim, Cao Huyen
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) remains the most common cause of chronic liver disease in Egypt. Despite the high prevalence of HCV and Schistosoma mansoni (S. mansoni) in Egypt, the effect of co-infection on the immune response against HCV genotype 4a has not been extensively examined. METHODS: We evaluated the HCV 4a-specific responses against the core and non-structural 5B proteins in chronic HCV with...
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