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Programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) polymorphisms as predictive biomarkers for the development of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma in HCV Egyptian patients.
Tumour virus research - 1 Dec 2022
Hassan Marwa, Attia Mohammed Saad, Ali-Eldin Zainab, El Attar Gamal, Elzallat Mohamed, Saad Hany Haroun Kaisar, Isaac Amira
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Considering the immune evasion role of programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) in cancer development, its genomic variations might be closely associated with disease development and cancer risks. Accordingly, this study was performed to investigate how the PD-L1 gene polymorphisms affect the susceptibility to hepatitis C virus (HCV)-induced liver cirrhosis and cancer development in the Egyptian population....
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