Insulin Growth Factor-1 as a Predictor for the Progression of Hepatic Disease in Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection

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Department of Biochemistry, National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institution, Cairo, Egypt Department of Tropical Medicine , Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Department of Molecular Biology , National Liver Institute, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Kom, Egypt Theodor Bilharz Research Institute (TBRI), Ministry of Scientific Research and Higher Education Department of Clinical and Chemical Pathology , Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt Department of Tropical Medicine , El Sahel teaching hospital, Cairo, Egypt Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Banha, Egypt Department of Tropical Medicine , Ahmed Maher Teaching Hospital, Cairo, Egypt Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology , Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Banha, Egypt