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A high incidence of viral persistence and progression to chronic hepatitis are characteristic features of HCV infection. The aim of this case control study was to investigate the expression of the apoptosis related proteins Fas (CD95) and Bcl-2 in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from patients with chronic HCV and schistosomiasis, and to evaluate their contribution in the development and...