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Efficient replication of the genotype 2a hepatitis C virus subgenomic replicon.
Gastroenterology - 1 Dec 2003
Kato Takanobu, Date Tomoko, Miyamoto Michiko, Furusaka Akihiro, Tokushige Katsutoshi, Mizokami Masashi, Wakita Takaji
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Although the hepatitis C virus (HCV) subgenomic replicon system has been widely used in the study of HCV, this system is available only for a few related genotypes. To develop a new replicon system, the genotype 2a clone JFH-1 was isolated from a patient with fulminant hepatitis. METHODS: A genotype 2a replicon was constructed by isolating the consensus sequence of JFH-1, transfecting...
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