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Abstract Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is the most important virus among the infectious agents as the cause of liver disease in Egypt. For example, HCV infects an estimated 170 million individuals worldwide. The highest rates of HCV infection around the world, with a recorded prevalence of 10 and 20 % in civil and countryside Egyptian areas, respectively, were detected in Egypt, more than 3 times the global rate. HCC and liver cirrhosis as end stage liver disease complications, were responsible for the liver mortality in chronically HCV infection patients. A total of 25% of all cirrhotic patients will also develop HCC. Higher percentage of HCV- associated HCC deaths (more than 60%) was detected in Egypt which considered the highest in the Arab world. |