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The association of toll-like receptor 4 polymorphism with hepatitis C virus infection in Saudi Arabian patients.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2014
Al-Qahtani Ahmed A, Al-Anazi Mashael R, Al-Zoghaibi Fahad, Abdo Ayman A, Sanai Faisal M, Khan Mohammed Q, Albenmousa Ali, Al-Ashgar Hamad I, Al-Ahdal Mohammed N
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a single stranded RNA virus. It affects millions of people worldwide and is considered as a leading cause of liver diseases including cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. A recent study reported that TLR4 gene polymorphisms are good prognostic predictors and are associated with protection from liver fibrosis among Caucasians. This study aims to investigate the implication of genetic...
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