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Vertical transmission of HCV is related to maternal peripheral blood mononuclear cell infection
15 Sept 2000
Abstract excerpt
Infection of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMNCs) has been demonstrated to be a crucial event in the vertical transmission of viruses, and it is known that hepatitis C virus (HCV) can infect PBMNCs. The relationship between vertical transmission of HCV and the presence of positive and negative strands of HCV-RNA in the PBMNCs of HCV-carrier mothers was investigated using reverse transcriptase-polymerase...
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