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Lack of association between genotypes and subtypes of HCV and occurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma in Egypt.
Journal of medical virology - 1 May 2009
Ryu Soo Hyung, Fan Xiaofeng, Xu Yanjuan, Elbaz Tamerl, Zekri Abdel-Rahman N, Abdelaziz Ashraf Omar, Di Bisceglie Adrian M
Abstract excerpt
The distribution of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes was evaluated in individuals with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and cirrhosis in Egypt. A total of 206 patients sero-positive for HCV-RNA among 400 surveyed individuals (186 with HCC, 100 with cirrhosis, and 114 healthy volunteers) were analyzed for HCV genotype. Of 206 patients, 129 had HCC, 65 had cirrhosis without HCC, and 12 were healthy volunteers....
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