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Combined therapy of interferon plus ribavirin promotes multiple adaptive solutions in hepatitis C virus.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Apr 2009
Cuevas José M, Torres-Puente Manuela, Jiménez-Hernández Nuria, Bracho María A, García-Robles Inmaculada, Carnicer Fernando, Olmo Juan Del, Ortega Enrique, González-Candelas Fernando, Moya Andrés
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) presents several regions involved potentially in evading antiviral treatment and host immune system. Two regions, known as PKR-BD and V3 domains, have been proposed to be involved in resistance to interferon. Additionally, hypervariable regions in the envelope E2 glycoprotein are also good candidates to participate in evasion from the immune system. In this study, we have used a cohort of...
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