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Nizar N. Zein

Researcher at Mayo Clinic

Publications -  93
Citations -  8299

Nizar N. Zein is an academic researcher from Mayo Clinic. The author has contributed to research in topics: Hepatitis C virus & Hepatitis C. The author has an hindex of 32, co-authored 93 publications receiving 7876 citations. Previous affiliations of Nizar N. Zein include Cleveland Clinic.

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Clinical Significance of Hepatitis C Virus Genotypes

TL;DR: Differences among HCV genotypes in geographic distributions have provided investigators with an epidemiologic marker that can be used to trace the source of HCV infection in a given population.
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Increased hepatic and circulating interleukin-6 levels in human nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.

TL;DR: It is suggested that increased hepatic IL-6 production may play an important role in NASH development, as well as in systemic insulin resistance and diabetes.
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Hepatitis C Virus Genotypes in the United States: Epidemiology, Pathogenicity, and Response to Interferon Therapy

TL;DR: The distribution of HCV genotypes in distinct geographic regions of the United States was evaluated and the clinical characteristics of and response to interferon therapy in patients with one of several HCV Genotypes was determined.