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Potential genetic markers for prediction of treatment response in Egyptian children infected with HCV genotype 4.
Cytokine - 1 Oct 2015
Rady Normeen Hany, Darwish Rania Kamal, Mogahed Engy Adel, Mandour Iman Atef, Abo Youssef Hazem, Sharaf Sahar Abdel Atty, El-Karaksy Hanaa Mostafa
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BACKGROUND: Egypt has a high prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Limitations of the current HCV treatment in children are low rate of sustained virological response, significant side effects and high expenses, making prediction of treatment response crucial. AIM: This study aimed to investigate association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in interleukins (IL) 10, 28 and 29 genes in...
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