INTRODUCTION: Predictors of SVR to pegylated interferon (PEG-INF) alfa-2a and ribavirin (RBV) therapy in chronic HCV infected patients is very important for therapy. Increased HPCs in HCV-infected patients was correlated with increasing fibrosis and response to treatment. HPCs was detected in the liver by immunohistochemical expressions of cytokeratin (CK) 7 and CK19. AIMS &METHODS: Evaluation of the response rate to ...
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