Promotor methylation: Does it affect response to therapy in chronic hepatitis C (G4) or fibrosis?

Promotor methylation: Does it affect response to therapy in chronic hepatitis C (G4) or fibrosis?

Background and aim. DNA methylation plays a critical role in the control of important cellular processes. The present study assessed the impact of promoter methylation (PM) of some genes on the antiviral response to antiviral therapy and it’s relation to the presence of fibrosis in HCV-4 infected pa...

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Main Authors: Abdel-Rahman N. Zekri, M.Sc., Ph.D., Ahmed M. Raafat, Suzan Elmasry, Abeer A. Bahnassy, Yasmin Saad, Hamed A. Dabaon, Mohamed El-Kassas, Hend I. Shousha, Auhood A. Nassar, Mohamed Ale EL-Dosouky, Nehal Hussein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-09-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:
HCV
Antiviral response
Promoter methylation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119312517

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