Interleukin-18 polymorphism as a diagnostic tumor marker for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with hepatitis C-related cirrhosis
Abstract Background Egypt has the highest hepatitis C virus prevalence worldwide where about 24% of the people are estimated to carry HCV and more than 50% of blood donors have anti-HCV in some towns. The burden of hepatocellular carcinoma has been increasing in Egypt with a doubling in the incidenc...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2020-11-01
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Series: | Egyptian Liver Journal |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43066-020-00062-8 |