Thus the objectives of the current proposal are to determine through investigating a cohort of 405 patients, whether IL28B rs12979860 and rs4803217 polymorphisms are associated to the risk of HCC in chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients and, above all, to identify their role as predictor marker of HCC in CHC, when associated to miRNAs modulation. Data obtained by our work could be helpful in HCC diagnosis, thus leading to the improvement of the patients prognosis. The proposed activities are going to be implemented through a partnership us as Egyptian Liver Research Institute and Hospital (ELRIAH)- Dakhlya- Egypt and Non- Egyptian Partners.