Expression of apoptosis regulatory markers in the skin of advanced hepatitis-C virus liver patients

• Main Authors: Moetaz El-Domyati (Author), Mahmoud Abo-Elenin (Author), Wael Hosam El-Din (Author), Hossam Abdel-Wahab (Author), Hamza Abdel-Raouf (Author), Tarek El-Amawy (Author), Manal Barakat (Author), Mahmoud Hamdy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Hepatitis-C virus (HCV) infection is considered a major worldwide public health problem with a global prevalence. Maintenance of skin homeostasis requires a delicate balance between proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis. Meanwhile, it is unclear if there is an altered keratinocyt...