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Immunologic evidence for lack of heterologous protection following resolution of HCV in patients with non-genotype 1 infection.
Blood - 1 Sept 2007
Schulze Zur Wiesch Julian, Lauer Georg M, Timm Joerg, Kuntzen Thomas, Neukamm Martin, Berical Andrew, Jones Andrea M, Nolan Brian E, Longworth Steve A, Kasprowicz Victoria, McMahon Cory, Wurcel Alysse, Lohse Ansgar W, Lewis-Ximenez Lia L, Chung Raymond T, Kim Arthur Y, Allen Todd M, Walker Bruce D
Abstract excerpt
Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is typically characterized by a lack of virus-specific CD4(+) T-cell-proliferative responses, but strong responses have been described in a subset of persons with persistent viremia. One possible explanation for these responses is that they were primed by...
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