Stearoyl coenzyme a desaturase expression in hepatocellular carcinoma and in chronic viral hepatitis

ABSTRACT

Objective: to study stearoyl-CoA desaturase or delta 9 desaturase expression by polymerase chain reaction [PCR], gel documentation system densitometry of PCR products of liver biopsy from normal liver tissues as well as from hepatocellular carcinoma liver biopsy of the same patient and also from chronic viral C hepatitis [HCV] subjects and to correlate findings to the presence of HCV viremia as well as the presence of chronic active hepatitis