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Mutations within the hepatitis C virus genotype 1b E2-PePHD domain do not correlate with treatment outcome.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Feb 2005
Gaudy Catherine, Lambelé Marie, Moreau Alain, Veillon Pascal, Lunel Francoise, Goudeau Alain
Abstract excerpt
The hepatitis C virus (HCV) envelope protein 2 (E2) interacts in vitro with the interferon alpha (IFN-alpha)-inducible double-stranded RNA-activated protein kinase, suggesting a possible mechanism by which HCV may evade the antiviral effects of IFN-alpha. Variability in the part of the HCV E2 gene encoding the carboxy-terminal part of the protein, which includes the interaction domain (E2-PePHD), was explored in...
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