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Association of Vitamin D Gene Polymorphisms With HCV Infection Outcome.
British journal of biomedical science - 1 Jan 2022
Neamatallah M, Serria M S, El-Bendary M, El-Gilany A-H, Alhawarey A, Abed S, Setate Y A, Ammar O A
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Background: Vitamin D derivatives and their receptor (VDR) are immune-response modulators in many diseases including malignancies, metabolic conditions, and infections. We hypothesized that one or more variants of VDR single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are associated with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in hepatitis C virus (HCV) cirrhotic patients. Materials and Methods: A total of 861 subjects were recruited...
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