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Interleukin 28B Polymorphism Predicts Treatment Outcome Among Egyptian Patients Infected With HCV Genotype 4.
Hepato-gastroenterology - 1 Jun 2015
El-Bendary Mahmoud, Neamatallah Mustafa A, Abd El-Maksoud Mohamed, Amin Maha
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Egypt has the highest prevalence of HCV worldwide (15%) with a high morbidity and mortality from chronic liver disease, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. The Aim of this study was to investigate the associations between IL-28B single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP rs12979860) and treatment outcome among Egyptian patients infected with HCV genotype 4. METHODOLOGY: HCV patients were genotyped...
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