KIR Genotypes Impact Progression to Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Infection
In Egypt, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most prevalent cancer in men and the second most prevalent cancer in women. In addition, Egypt has one of the highest prevalences of hepatitis C infection in the world. The aim of the present work was to study the potential role of the 16 KIR genes in...
Main Authors: | Waleed Abdelmaguid, Doha Maher, Mohamed A. S. Kohla, Sameera Ezzat, Inas Moaz, Wael S. Abdel-Mageed, Khalil A. El-Halfawy, Mohamed H. Abdel-Rahman |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-07-01
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Series: | Livers |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4389/3/3/27 |
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