Significance of hepatocyte growth factor concentrations in serum of patients with liver cirrhosis and patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

Objective Egypt has the highest prevalence of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection worldwide with the development of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)-cMET axis promotes cell survival, proliferation, migration, and invasion. This study aimed to eva...

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Main Authors: Heba S El Deen, Hemmat E El Haddad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2015-01-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.esim.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1110-7782;year=2015;volume=27;issue=3;spage=92;epage=102;aulast=El