Distinct immunoregulatory cytokine pattern in Egyptian patients with occult Hepatitis C infection and unexplained persistently elevated liver transaminases

Background/Aim: The immunopathogenesis of occult Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a matter of great controversy and has been suggested to involve a complex balance between cytokines with pro- and anti-inflammatory activity. This work aimed at studying the serum Th1 and Th2 cytokine production in...

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Main Authors: Yahia Z Gad, Narres Mouas, Azza Abdel-Aziz, Nashwa Abousmra, Mona Elhadidy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Asian Journal of Transfusion Science
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Online Access:http://www.ajts.org/article.asp?issn=0973-6247;year=2012;volume=6;issue=1;spage=24;epage=28;aulast=Gad