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Variations in DEPDC5 gene and its association with chronic hepatitis C virus infection in Saudi Arabia.
BMC infectious diseases - 31 Dec 2014
Al-Anazi Mashael R, Matou-Nasri Sabine, Abdo Ayman A, Sanai Faisal M, Khan Mohammed Q, Albenmousa Ali, Al-Ashgar Hamad I, Khalaf Nisreen Z, Al-Ahdal Mohammed N, Al-Qahtani Ahmed A
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BACKGROUND: Variations at DEPDC5 gene have been recently reported as genetic markers associated with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) progression in chronic HCV-infected patients. This study was conducted to assess the association of DEPDC5 variants with advanced liver cirrhosis and HCC development among chronic HCV-infected patients in Saudi Arabian population. METHODS: Six-hundred and one HCV-infected patients...
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