Eman Medhat

Thrombocytopenia in Egyptian Patients with Hepatitis C Virus Treated with Standard of Care Therapy: A Cohort Study

Eman Medhat, Gamal Esmat, Mohamed Seif, Mohammed El-Beshlawy, Raghda Marzaban, Zeinab Zakaria & Fatma Abuliela · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2014

Background and Study Aims: Thrombocytopenia (TP) in chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a common finding either directly due to viral infection of platelets or indirectly due to immune alteration triggered by the virus, the consequences of HCV- induced cirrhosis and portal hyperte...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJTDH/2014/12875

Evaluation of IL-10 and IL-12B Gene Polymorphisms on the Response to the Standard of Care Therapy in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients: An Egyptian Cohort Study

Eman Medhat, Hosny Salama, Hanan Fouad, Raghda Marzaban, Naglaa Zayed, Dalia Omran, Zeinab Zakaria, Tamer Elbaz & Ahmed Ramadan · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2014

Background: Interleukin-10 (IL-10) and IL–12B single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are confirmed to influence the natural history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, and the response to treatment. This work aimed at evaluating the impact of SNPs in IL-10 gene at positions _10...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2014/11022