HCV infection causes cirrhosis in human by step-wise regulation of host genes involved in cellular functioning and defense during fibrosis: Identification of bio-markers.

Genes Dis · 2019 · PMC6997584 · PMID 32042870

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There was an increasing trend of proliferative and cell growth related genes and shutting down of immune response as the disease progress mild to moderate to advanced stage cirrhosis.

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