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HIV and GB Virus C — Can Two Viruses Be Better Than One?
3 Mar 2004
Abstract excerpt
GB virus C (GBV-C), an RNA virus in the Flaviviridae family, is a close relative of the hepatitis C virus. Although it has been shown that many people worldwide are infected with this virus, no clear association between the virus and a known disease state has been demonstrated. GBV-C has been shown to replicate in human peripheral-blood mononuclear cells in vitro, and it commonly coinfects patients with human...
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