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Low Molecular Mass Polypeptide 7 Single Nucleotide Polymorphism is Associated with the Progression of Liver Fibrosis in Patients Infected with Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 4.
Clinical laboratory - 1 Jan 2016
El Awady Mostafa K, Omran Moataza H, Ibrahim Marwa K, Moustafa Amr M, Dawood Reham M, Bader El Din Noha G, Elsharkawy Aisha, Abdel Aziz Mohamad S, El Shenawy Reem, El Abd Yasmine S, Abdel Aziz Ashraf O
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a leading cause of liver disease and the consequent complications of cirrhosis. However, there is no precise biomarker to predict the patients at high risk of developing progressive disease. We showed previously the implication of low molecular mass polypeptide-7 (LMP-7) single nucleotide varia- tions in the response to combined pegylated IFN and ribavirin therapy in...
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