Prevalence of Hepatitis C among Egyptian Children with Sickle Cell Disease and the Role of IL28b Gene Polymorphisms in Spontaneous Viral Clearance

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major health problem in Egypt with its prevalence estimated to be 14.7% among the general population in 2008. Patients receiving frequent blood transfusions like those with sickle cell disease (SCD) are more exposed to the risk of acquiring HCV...

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Autores principales: Mousa, Somaia Mohammed, El-Ghamrawy, Mona Kamal, Gouda, Heba, Khorshied, Mervat, El-Salam Ahmed, Dina Abd, Shiba, Hala
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4696465/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26740868
http://dx.doi.org/10.4084/MJHID.2016.007

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4696465/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26740868
http://dx.doi.org/10.4084/MJHID.2016.007

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