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Association of transforming growth factor Ý 1 gene polymorphism with natural clearance of hepatitis C virus /

Walaa Abdelfattah Atya Elkak

Association of transforming growth factor Ý 1 gene polymorphism with natural clearance of hepatitis C virus / التحويلى بالتخلص الطبيعى من فيروس الكبدى الوبائى سىß1مدى ارتباط التنوع الشكلى الوظيفى لجين " عامل نمو Walaa Abdelfattah Atya Elkak ; Supervised Mervat Saad Elansary , Ayatallah Amir Nassef , Hanan Abdelhalim Marzouk - Cairo : Walaa Abdelfattah Atya Elkak , 2012 - 154P. : charts , facsimiles ; 25cm

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Clinical and Chemical Pathology

Hepatitis C is a disease with a significant global impact . According to the World Health Organzation there are 130 - 170 million people infected with hepatitis V virus . Although the initial infection is frequently asymptomatic , there are several subsequent clinical manifestations , including fibrosis of the liver , cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma . The Egypt Demographic and Health Survery reported that the most recent report in 2008 had estimated a prevaence of 14.9 %



Hepatitis C virus Polymorphism Transforming growth factor beta