Table 3 |
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| Correlation between hepatitis C virus quantitation in serum and protein Kinase R in liver tissue | ||
| Serum viral load | ||
| PKR gene expression in liver |
GII (HCV-4) |
GIII (HCV-4 related HCC) |
| Spearman's correlation coefficient (rs) | −0.56 | −0.46 |
| P-value | 0.004 | 0.02 |
A significant negative correlation is shown between both studied groups, in which lower serum viral load was associated with higher PKR gene expression
GII (HCV-4): group II with hepatitis C virus genotype 4; GIII (HCV-4 related HCC): group III with hepatitis C virus genotype 4 related hepatocellular carcinoma; PKR: protein kinase R.
Mohamed et al. Diagnostic Pathology 2012 7:103 doi:10.1186/1746-1596-7-103
