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Prognostic value of TNF a mRNA and VEGF mRNA expression in patients with chronic hepatitis C genotype-4, with and without cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma to predict disease outcome.
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology - 1 Aug 2010
Kishta S A, Abd-Alhade A Akl M, Hamam O, Raoof E Abel, Abeya S
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The study aimed to clarify whether vascular endothelial growth factor mRNA (VEGF mRNA) and TNFa mRNA in the HCC tissues on top of HCV with and without cirrhosis obtained from specimens after curative hepatic resection has a prognostic value and recurrence predictive value compared to other tumor criteria. A total of 160 patients were studied. The preoperative laboratory, radiological and staging to patients was...
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