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Inhibition of interferon-inducible MxA protein expression by hepatitis B virus capsid protein.
The Journal of general virology - 1 May 1999
Rosmorduc O, Sirma H, Soussan P, Gordien E, Lebon P, Horisberger M, Br Chot C, Kremsdorf D
Abstract excerpt
Chronic hepatitis B treatment has been significantly improved by interferon (IFN) treatment. However, some studies have suggested that hepatitis B virus (HBV) might have a direct effect on the resistance to IFN. Defective particles, generated by spliced HBV RNA and associated with chronic hepatitis B, have been previously characterized; expression of these particles leads to cytoplasmic accumulation of the capsid...
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