Abstract:Introduction: Identification of HCV- induced liver fibrosis is mandatory for tailoring therapy, and management of complications. The current study evaluated the accuracy of circulating miRNAs; in diagnosis of hepatic fibrosis. Patients and methods: Seventy HCV patients were subjected to routine laboratory investigations, HCV-RNA, serum miRNA-122, 221, 192, 224 , 375, and 885 by PCR, liver biopsy and calculation of the following scores: aspartate aminotransferase (AST)/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ratio (A… Show more
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