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Molecular detection of monocyte chemotactic protein-1 polymorphism in spontaneous bacterial peritonitis patients.
World journal of gastroenterology - 7 Sept 2014
Salama Maysa Kamal, Sabry Dina, Al-Ghussein Mohamed A S, Ahmed Rasha, AbdAllah Sayed, Taha Fatma Mohamed, Fathy Wael, Wadie Miriam Safwat, Nabih Mona, Abul-Fotouh Amr, Darwish Tarneem
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To investigate the association of the functional monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) promoter polymorphism (A-2518G) with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP). METHODS: Fifty patients with post-hepatitis C liver cirrhosis and ascites were categorized into two groups; group I included 25 patients with SBP and group II included 25 patients free from SBP. In addition, a group of 20 healthy volunteers were...
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