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Determinants of hepatitis C virus p7 ion channel function and drug sensitivity identified in vitro.
Journal of virology - 1 Aug 2009
StGelais Corine, Foster Toshana L, Verow Mark, Atkins Elizabeth, Fishwick Colin W G, Rowlands David, Harris Mark, Griffin Stephen
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) chronically infects 170 million individuals, causing severe liver disease. Although antiviral chemotherapy exists, the current regimen is ineffective in 50% of cases due to high levels of innate virus resistance. New, virus-specific therapies are forthcoming although their development has been slow and they are few in number, driving the search for new drug targets. The HCV p7 protein...
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