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ArticleInternational journal of genomics2020

Whole Genome 5'-Methylcytosine Level Quantification in Cirrhotic HCV-Infected Egyptian Patients with and without Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Ahmed M Awad, Wafaa S Ragab, Nourhan Degheidy, Said Ahmed Ooda

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Article in International journal of genomics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Ahmed M AwadChemical Pathology Department, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2652-2099
Wafaa S RagabChemical Pathology Department, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, Egypt.
Nourhan DegheidyChemical Pathology Department, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, Egypt.
Said Ahmed OodaExperimental and Clinical Internal Medicine Department, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, Egypt.

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DNA methylation is an epigenetic mechanism used by cells to control gene expression. DNA methylation is a commonly used epigenetic signaling tool that can hold genes in the "off" position. Chronic infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) is considered a major risk for chronic liver impairment. It is the most common leading cause of HCC. The present work is aimed at studying whole genome 5'-methylcytosine levels in cirrhotic HCV-infected Egyptian patients. In the present study, 120 Egyptian adults were included. They were divided into two groups: group І (40 apparently healthy control subjects) and group ІІ (80 HCV-infected patients). Furthermore, group II was subdivided into 2 subgroups according to the presence of HCC in HCV-infected subjects. To all studied subjects, the level of 5-mC% was measured in peripheral blood. In the present study, the median of 5'-methylcytosine% in the control group (group I) was 2.5, in the HCV group (group IIa) was 2.45, and in the HCC group (group II b) was 2.25. A stepwise decrease in 5'-methylcytosine% from the control (group I) toward HCC (group IIb) was observed, taking into consideration that the stepwise global hypomethylation was not statistically significant (

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