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Distribution of Glutathione S-Transferase Omega Gene Polymorphism with Different Stages of HBV Infection Including Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the Egyptian Population.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP - 1 Jan 2016
Shaban Nadia Z, Salem Halima H, Elsadany Mohamed A, Ali Bahy A, Hassona Ehab M, Mogahed Fayed Ak
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BACKGROUND: Infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a major global public health problem, with a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations. Human cytosolic glutathione-S-transferases (GSTs) include several classes such as alpha (A), mu (M), pi (P), sigma (S), zeta (Z), omega (O) and theta (T). The present study aimed to investigate the role of GST omega genes (GSTO1 and GSTO2) in different groups of patients...
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