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The relationship between HLA typing and HCV infection and outcome of renal transplantation in HCV positive patients.
Experimental and clinical transplantation : official journal of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation - 1 Jun 2003
Hadhoud Alaa, Abdulaziz Azza M, Menawi Lubna Al, Shaheen F A, Abdulghaffar Aliah, Abas Fahd Al, Al Mobrak Mohammed F
Abstract excerpt
The role of Human Leukocytic Antigen (HLA) antigens in susceptibility to Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection is still being debated. We analyzed HLA phenotype frequencies in two major ethnic groups, namely Egyptian and Saudi nationals. The Egyptian group included 110 patients of whom 55 were HCV positive and the other 55 HCV negative (control group). The Saudi group included 146 HCV positive patients and 122 HCV...
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