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The study of islet cell antibodies and insulin resistance in hepatitis C virus infected population thesis /

Mariana Victor Philips Guerges

The study of islet cell antibodies and insulin resistance in hepatitis C virus infected population thesis / دراسة مضادات الخلايا الجزيرية ومقاومة الإنسولين فى مرضى الإلتهاب الكبدى الفيروسى سى Mariana Victor Philips Guerges ; Supervised Tarek Mahmoud Hussein , Areeg Hasan Elgharabawy , Hatem Abdelhameed Darweesh - Cairo : Mariana Victor Philips Guerges , 2013 - 130P. : charts , facsimiles ; 25cm

Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Internal Medicine

Background and study aim : Diabetes is frequently found in patients with chronic HCV infection even befors the development of advanced liver disease . The underlying mechanism responsible for derangements in glucose tolerance is poorly understood . The present study was designes to search for the presence of islet cell antibodies or insulin resistance in HCV infected patients which may preceed the development of overt diabetes



Diabetes Hepatitis C Islet cell antibodies