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Genetic Analysis of Sequences in the 3′ Nontranslated Region of Hepatitis C Virus That Are Important for RNA Replication
1 Jun 2002
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The genome of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a plus-strand RNA molecule that carries a single long open reading frame. It is flanked at either end by highly conserved nontranslated regions (NTRs) that mediate crucial steps in the viral life cycle. The 3' NTR of HCV has a tripartite structure composed of an about 40-nucleotide variable region, a poly(U/UC) tract that has a heterogeneous length, and a highly...
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