Body mass index (BMI) and alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level correlate with the severity of HCV-induced fibrosis in a cohort of Egyptian patients with chronic HCV

• Egile Nagusiak: Amal Ahmed Mohamed (Egilea), Amr Ali Hemeda (Egilea), Ramy Karam Aziz (Egilea), Mohamed Salaheldin Abdel-Hakeem (Egilea), Marwa Ali-Tammam (Egilea)
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• Argitaratua: SpringerOpen, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Viral hepatitis is the seventh leading cause of mortality globally, and half of this mortality is attributed to hepatitis C virus (HCV). Egypt has the highest HCV prevalence worldwide, with an estimated 14.7% of the population being HCV-positive. HCV infection is the primary caus...