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Mutations within the E2 and NS5A protein in patients infected with hepatitis C virus type 3a and correlation with treatment response.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Jun 2000
Sarrazin C, Kornetzky I, Rüster B, Lee J H, Kronenberger B, Bruch K, Roth W K, Zeuzem S
Abstract excerpt
Defined regions of hepatitis C virus (HCV) envelope 2 (E2), PePHD, and nonstructural 5A (NS5A) protein (PKR-binding domain) have been shown to interact with interferon alfa (IFN-alpha)-inducible double-stranded RNA-activated protein kinase (PKR) in vitro, suggesting a possible mechanism of HCV to evade antiviral effects of IFN-alpha. The clinical correlation between amino acid mutations within the E2 PePHD or the...
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