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Biomedical Science in Brief

Single nucleotide polymorphisms rs12979860 and rs8099917 in IL-28B and spontaneous clearance of hepatitis C genotype 4

AR YoussefClinical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, EgyptCorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3493-515X
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SS HamamDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Shibin el Kom, Egypt
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RM ElkholyClinical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Shibin el Kom, Egypt
Pages 91-93 | Received 18 Aug 2019, Accepted 09 Oct 2019, Published online: 13 Nov 2019

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