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The effect of HFE gene mutation and iron overload on sustained virological response in Egyptian chronic hepatitis C patients treated with daclatasvir and sofosbuvir.
The Korean journal of internal medicine - 1 Mar 2026
Kodsi Emad M, Ismail Hisham, Issa Randa, Elshaarawy Ahmed, Sakr Moustafa A, Shehata Eman L, Issak Emad R
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: This matched case-control study investigated the impact of HFE gene mutations on sustained virological response (SVR) in Egyptian patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) treated with daclatasvir and sofosbuvir. METHODS: A total of 150 CHC patients were enrolled (75 responders and 75 non-responders) based on HCV RNA levels 12 weeks post-treatment. HFE gene mutations (C282Y, H63D, S65C) were...
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