Immunogenetic and molecular biomarkers in COVID-19 and hepatitis C virus infection: Evaluating the diagnostic potential of HLA (rs1131500), IGF-2, and I-FABP

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World J Hepatol. Mar 27, 2026; 18(3): 112850
Published online Mar 27, 2026. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v18.i3.112850

Table 3 Logistic regression analysis of sex, age, and cytokine levels (insulin-like growth factor 2, intestinal fatty-acid-binding protein, interferon-gamma) as predictors for distinguishing hepatitis C virus-coronavirus disease 2019 co-infection

Variables	B	SE	P	OR	95%CI for OR
Variables	B	SE	P	OR	Lower	Upper
Sex	0.292	0.383	0.446	1.339	0.632	2.837
Age (years)	0.004	0.018	0.833	1.004	0.97	1.039
IGF-2	0.367	0.472	0.041	3.924	1.56	4.736
I-FABP	0.847	87.117	0.992	2.332	0.154	3.328
IFN-γ	0.101	0.024	< 0.001	1.107	1.056	1.16

IFN: Interferon; IGF: Insulin-like growth factor; I-FABP: Intestinal fatty-acid-binding protein; OR: Odds ratio.

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Citation: Mohamed AA, Abdel-Hamid RM, Amin A, A Gawad EAH, Saed SM, Gaber DA, Ezz Al Arab M, El-Agawy W, AbuRahma MZA, Elosaily HH, Shaaban EE, Ismail SA, Sakr AA. Immunogenetic and molecular biomarkers in COVID-19 and hepatitis C virus infection: Evaluating the diagnostic potential of HLA (rs1131500), IGF-2, and I-FABP. World J Hepatol 2026; 18(3): 112850
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Mohamed AA, Abdel-Hamid RM, Amin A, A Gawad EAH, Saed SM, Gaber DA, Ezz Al Arab M, El-Agawy W, AbuRahma MZA, Elosaily HH, Shaaban EE, Ismail SA, Sakr AA. Immunogenetic and molecular biomarkers in COVID-19 and hepatitis C virus infection: Evaluating the diagnostic potential of HLA (rs1131500), IGF-2, and I-FABP. World J Hepatol 2026; 18(3): 112850 [DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v18.i3.112850]

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