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Clinical, biochemical and pathological profiles of 5464 Egyptian chronic hepatitis C-infected patients.
Hepato-gastroenterology - 1 Oct 2013
Mabrouk Mahasen, El-Raziky Maissa, Zayed Naglaa, Salama Rabab, El-Akel Wafaa, Awad Tahany, El Beshlawy Mohammad, Esmat Gamal
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: In Egypt, hepatitis C virus (HC is highly endemic with at least 91% are genotype-4. However, HCV-specific burden data for Egypt are scarce. The study aims to identify clinical, biochemical and pathological features of chronic HCV population in Egypt. METHODOLOGY: We analyzed retrospective data of 5,464 HCV-antibody and PCR positive patients attending pre-treatment assessment at one of the...
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