Article
Progression of Fibrosis during Chronic Hepatitis C Is Associated with Rapid Virus Evolution
1 Mar 2007
Abstract excerpt
Hepatic fibrosis is the primary mediator of disease due to chronic infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV). HCV exists as a quasispecies in each infected individual, and longitudinal viral sequence changes may reveal viral dynamics and the selection pressures applied by the host immune system. Thus, we hypothesized that patterns of sequence change might reveal the immunopathogenesis of fibrosis progression. We...
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