Association of Sat-a and Alu methylation status with HCV-induced chronic liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma

Background: The combination of epigenetic and genetic abnormalities contributes together to the development of liver cancer. The methylation status of the repetitive elements (REs) in DNA has been investigated in a variety of human illnesses. However, the methylation patterns of Sat-α and Alu REs in...

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Main Authors: Eman El-Ahwany, Marwa Hassan, Mohamed Elzallat, Lobna Abdelsalam, Mohamed Abdel-Hameed El-Sawy, Moataz Seyam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-11-01
Series:Virus Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168170222002568