Focal Distribution of Hepatitis C Virus RNA in Infected Livers

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BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a plus-strand RNA virus that replicates by amplification of genomic RNA from minus strands leading to accumulation of almost one thousand copies per cell under in vitro cell culture conditions. In contrast, HCV RNA copy numbers in livers of infected patients appear to be much lower, estimated at a few copies per cell. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: To gain insights into...

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