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Comparative study on anti-HCV testing using plasma, dried plasma spots (DPS), and dried blood spots (DBS)Highlights

Biosafety and Health, 2021
The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of an assay using dried plasma spot (DPS) and dried blood spot (DBS) samples for the serological detection of anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibodies.
Jieqiong Ma, Lin He, Kai Chen, Yuehua Wang, Yanan Ren, Wenge Xing, Yan Jiang   +6 more
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Interference between miR-21/PTEN/E-Cadherin and Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Various Stages of Chronic HCV Infection [PDF]

Journal of Bioscience and Applied Research, 2022
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a major complication associated with hepatitis C viral infection (HCV). The epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is critical in HCC invasion and metastasis.
Yasser Ali, Mohamed Thabet, Abeer El-Maghraby, Asmaa Gomaa, Omaima Khamiss, Roba Talaat   +5 more
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Development and evaluation of serological screening based on one dried plasma spot for HIV, syphilis, and HCV

Virology Journal, 2023
Background In the effort to prevent and control HIV/AIDS, China has established a national sentinel surveillance system. However, some sentinel sites face limitations in environmental resources and accessibility, prompting the exploration of alternative ...
Jie-qiong Ma, Ya-nan Ren, Shi-yuan Wen, Ao-bo Dong, Wen-ge Xing, Yan Jiang   +5 more
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Evaluate the prevalence of CCP and RF antibodies as a marker for diagnosis and progression of Rheumatoid Arthritis disease and assess the prevalence of HCV in RA patients [PDF]

مجلة جامعة الانبار للعلوم الصرفة, 2014
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease characterized by the presence of autoantibodies like rheumatoid factor (RF). In the last few years, several other autoantibodies have been described of which anti-cyclic citrullinated
Qabas R. Ali, Mohammad Q. Alani, Hanaa N. Abdallha, Salim Obaid Al Mawla   +3 more
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An ultralong CDRH2 in HCV neutralizing antibody demonstrates structural plasticity of antibodies against E2 glycoprotein [PDF]

, 2020
A vaccine protective against diverse HCV variants is needed to control the HCV epidemic. Structures of E2 complexes with front layer-specific broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) isolated from HCV-infected individuals, revealed a disulfide bond ...
Adams, Bailey, Battye, Chen, Chen, de Wildt, Dowd, Emsley, Evans, Flyak, Freedman, Hsu, Kabat, Kanyavuz, Keck, Kepler, Kong, Krause, Krissinel, Law, Logvinoff, Munshaw, Osburn, Reason, Sui, Swindells, Thomson, Tzarum, Wilson, Ying, Ying, Yusim, Zibbell   +32 more
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miRNA-122 from Laboratory biomarker to the treatment of HCV [PDF]

Journal of Bioscience and Applied Research, 2017
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is an important human pathogen that infects as many as 185 million persons worldwide, In the long-term, this can lead to advanced liver fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma HCC, there is currently no vaccine for ...
Ahmed Yameny
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Molecular screening of Helicobacter pylori among Egyptian patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis [PDF]

Journal of Bioscience and Applied Research, 2019
Background: Globally Helicobacter Pylori (H. Pylori) infection and liver diseases are renowned with their high incidence rate. Recent studies have observed the relation between H. Pylori infection and liver disease progression to cirrhosis.
Mohamed Nasr, Ehsan Hassan, Ghada Hassan, Asmaa Ibrahim, Salwa. Mohamed, Amal Abdel-Aziz   +5 more
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Implementation of a Large System-Wide Hepatitis C Virus Screening and Linkage to Care Program for Baby Boomers. [PDF]

, 2017
BackgroundWe implemented and evaluated a large health system-wide hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening and linkage to care program for persons born between 1945 and 1965 ("baby boomers").MethodsAn electronic health record (EHR) clinical decision support ...
Castrejón, Mariana, Chew, Kara W, Humphries, Romney, Javanbakht, Marjan, Klausner, Jeffrey D, Saab, Sammy   +5 more
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Low prevalence of hepatitis C co-infection in recently HIV-infected minority men who have sex with men in Los Angeles: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]

, 2015
BackgroundGeographic and sociodemographic characterization of hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission amongst men who have sex with men (MSM) has been limited.
Bhattacharya, Debika, Blum, Martha L, Bolan, Robert, Bornfleth, Lorelei D, Chew, Kara W, Clare, Laurel E, Gorbach, Pamina M, Javanbakht, Marjan   +7 more
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Strengthening partnerships between substance use researchers and policy makers to take advantage of a window of opportunity

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2019
Background The National Institute on Drug Abuse has identified a persistent research-to-practice gap in the implementation of evidence-based prevention and treatment programs for substance use disorder. To identify mechanisms to close this gap, we sought
Zachary F. Meisel, Julia Mitchell, Daniel Polsky, Nada Boualam, Ellen McGeoch, Janet Weiner, Matthew Miclette, Jonathan Purtle, Bruce Schackman, Carolyn C. Cannuscio   +9 more
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