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Genetic Susceptibility in Family Members of Egyptian Hepatitis C Virus Infected Patients: Role of Interleukin-12 B Gene Polymorphism.
Infectious disorders drug targets - 1 Jan 2019
Elwan Nadia, Assal Fathia, Elfert Asem, AboAli Lobna, Soliman Shaimaa, Soliman Samah, Elkhalawany Walaa, Badawy Rehab, Effat Laila, Sayed Khalda, Shalaby Safinaz, Shehab Marwa, Abdel-Hamid Mohamed, Abd-Elsalam Sherief
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AIM: The research was conducted to study 1188 A\C polymorphism of Interleukin (IL)-12B gene for C/C, A/C and A/A genotypes in families of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infected patients in Egypt. METHODS: Three hundreds HCV patients, 860 family members and 100 healthy subjects were studied. All family members were screened for HCV antibodies by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Positive cases were examined...
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