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Frequent compartmentalization of hepatitis C virus variants in circulating B cells and monocytes.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Mar 2004
Ducoulombier Delphine, Roque-Afonso Anne-Marie, Di Liberto Gaëtana, Penin François, Kara Rachid, Richard Yolande, Dussaix Elisabeth, Féray Cyrille
Abstract excerpt
Differences in the composition of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) quasispecies between plasma and blood mononuclear cells (BMC) strongly suggest that BMCs support viral replication. We examined the frequency of such compartmentalization, the cell types involved, the constraints exerted on the different variants, and the role of immunoglobulin-complexed variants. We screened the hypervariable region (HVR1) of HCV...
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