Editorial

Dear colleagues,

We are here again with the second issue of 2017 that includes new interesting subjects. This issue starts with review article titled “TNF-alpha 308 SNP Rs3091256 GG Genotype is Strongly Associated with Fibrosis in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C ”, and continues with the research articles titled “Evaluation of the Seroprevalence of Hepatit A and Vaccination Status in Children Aged Two and Sixteen Years.”, “Does Vitamin D Level Affect the Response to Antiviral Treatment in Egyptian Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C?”, “Can HBsAg Be Used as a Viral Replication Marker in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients?” And the last one is “Investigation of Mean Platelet Volume, Platelet Distribution Width and Erythrocyte Distribution Width in Patients with Hepatitis B Virus Infection.” Our primary aim is to update the readers with the recent developments. With this purpose in mind, we expect your contributions with original articles, reviews, case reports and letters to the editor. To meet in new issues. This journal is indexed in Emerging  Sources Citation Index (ESCI).

Prof. Dr. Fehmi TABAK                    Prof. Dr. Rahmet Güner

Doç. Dr. Ebubekir Şenateş              Prof. Dr. Tansu Yamazhan