Groups Number of cases Positive Expression (%) Intensity of staining (%)       + ++ +++ F0 11 8 (73) 8 (73) 4 (36) 0 F1 13 13 (100) 13 (100) 2 (15) 0 F2 18 18 (100) 17 (94) 8 (44) 4 (22) F3 13 13 (100) 13 (100) 6 (46) 2 (15) F4 23 23 (100) 22 (95) 13 (56) 6 (26) NP 11 5 (45) 5 (45) 0 0

Table 1: Expression of c-MYC protein in hepatocytes of chronic C hepatitis cases (fibrosis levels F0 to F4) and normal parenchyma (NP).