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Association between hepatitis C virus genotype 4 and renal cell carcinoma: Molecular and virological studies.
Journal of basic microbiology - 1 Jun 2024
Ahmed Asmaa E, Abol-Enein Hassan, El-Morsi Adel A, El-Hefnawy Ahmed S, Elsayed Ashraf A, Khater Sherry, Hashem Abdelwahab, Zekri Abdel-Rahman N, Haroun Samia A, Shokeir Ahmed A, Awadalla Amira
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most common infection worldwide. The correlation between HCV and renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is still mysterious. Therefore, the relationship between HCV and RCC was investigated. The study included 100 patients with RCC; 32 with HCV infection, and 68 without HCV infection. Expressions of viral proteins (NS3 and NS5A) were tested using an immune electron-microscope (IEM) and...
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