Possible Relationship between Matrix Metalloproteinases Genotyping and Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in HCV Infected Patients
Nermin Raafat, Hala Mosaad, Wafaa Emam, Sherif M. Galal, Khaled M. El-Gerby & Yasser Elnaggar · International Journal of Biochemistry Research & Review · 2015
Background: The annual number of new cases of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) worldwide is over 1 million. In developing countries, the major cause of HCC is chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Various studies have reported an association between functional gene polymorphis...
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10.9734/IJBCRR/2015/20013