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HLA-class II alleles in Egyptian patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.
Immunological investigations - 1 Jan 2008
El-Chennawi Farha A, Auf Fatma A, Metwally Shereen S, Mosaad Youssef M, El-Wahab Mohamed A, Tawhid Ziyad E
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UNLABELLED: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is linked to environmental, dietary, and life style factors. Its incidence and distribution vary widely among ethnic groups, sex, and geographic regions. HBV and HCV Infection, liver cirrhosis, male gender, and old age are important risk factors of HCC. Variability in outcome following exposure, and the clustering of HCC within families raise the possibility that genetic...
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