[Immune evasion mechanisms of hepatitis C virus. Review].

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Hepatitis Virus C (HCV) is a major worldwide health care problem. HCV infection usually tends to become chronic and can generate long-term hepatic cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. These affections frequently require a liver transplant to prolong the patients life. Maintenance of the chronic infection implies evasion of the host immune responses. Viral mechanisms involved in this evasion are being profusely...

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