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Effect of vitamin D therapy on interleukin-6, visfatin, and hyaluronic acid levels in chronic hepatitis C Egyptian patients

Dina Sabry1 Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, EgyptCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]

Mohamed AS Al-Ghussein2 Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Gaza, State of Palestine, EgyptCorrespondence[email protected]

Gehan Hamdy3 Internal Medicine Department, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

Amr Abul-Fotouh4 Tropical Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

Tarek Motawi5 Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

Amany Y El Kazaz6 Medical Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismaileya, Egypt

Ahmed Eldemery7 Medical Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, October 6 University, Giza, Egypt

Marwa Shaker4 Tropical Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt;9 Tropical Medicine Department, Bny Swif University, Bny Swif, Egypt

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Pages 279-288 | Published online: 19 Feb 2015

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