Research Article
Transforming Growth Factor-β1 Gene Polymorphism (T29C) in Egyptian Patients with Hepatitis B Virus Infection: A Preliminary Study
Table 1
Demographic and biochemical characteristics of HBV patients and healthy controls.
| Parameter | Control group () | HBV group () | P | Correlation with disease |
| Demographic data | Age (mean ± SD) | | | NS |
| Gender (Male ♂: Female ♀) | 53/12 (81.5/18.5%) | 14/36 (28%/72%) | |
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| Laboratory investigations (mean ± SD) | AST (IU/L) | | | |
| ALT (IU/L) | | | |
| Albumin (g/L) | | | |
| Total bilirubin (mg/dL) | | | |
| Direct bilirubin (mg/dL) | | | | NS | Creatinine (mg/dL) | | | |
| Urea (mg/dL) | | | | NS | HBV DNA (IU/L) | — | | — |
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All data are presented as mean ± SD. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT); Aspartate aminotransferase (AST).
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