Article
The Synergistic Effect of TNFα -308 G/A and TGFβ1 -509 C/T Polymorphisms on Hepatic Fibrosis Progression in Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 4 Patients.
Viral immunology - 1 Mar 2017
Bader El Din Noha G, Farouk Sally, El-Shenawy Reem, Elhady Mostafa M, Ibrahim Marwa K, Dawood Reham M, Salem Ahmed M, El Awady Mostafa K
Abstract excerpt
Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFα) and transforming growth factor-beta (TGFβ1) cytokines are highly implicated in liver fibrosis. Polymorphisms in these cytokines affect their expression, secretion, and activity. This study aimed to evaluate the influence of TNFα -308 G/A and TGFβ1 -509 C/T polymorphism on hepatic fibrosis progression in Egyptian patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 4. Genotyping of...
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