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A polymorphism in the microsomal triglyceride transfer protein can predict the response to antiviral therapy in Egyptian patients with chronic hepatitis C virus genotype 4 infection.
Gut and liver - 1 Nov 2014
Saad Yasmin, Shaker Olfat, Nassar Yasser, Ahmad Lama, Said Mohamed, Esmat Gamal
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: A polymorphism in the microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (MTP) is associated with hepatic fibrosis, and carriers showed higher levels of steatosis, higher levels of hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA and advanced fibrosis. The aim of this study was to study MTP expression pattern in HCV patients and impact of the MTP polymorphism on the response to antiviral therapy. METHODS: One hundred...
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