POLYMORPHISMS OF α1-ANTITRYPSIN AND INTERLEUKIN-6 GENES AND THE PROGRESSION OF HEPATIC CIRRHOSIS IN PATIENTS WITH A HEPATITIS C VIRUS INFECTION
Motawi T, Shaker OG, Hussein RM, Houssen M
*Corresponding Author: Rasha M. Hussein, Ph.D., Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Salah Salem Street, 62511, Beni-Suef, Egypt. Tel: +20-12-0013-6515. Fax: +20-82-2317-958. E-mail: rasha.hussein@ pharm.bsu.edu.eg
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