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Persistent growth of a human plasma-derived hepatitis C virus genotype 1b isolate in cell culture.
PLoS pathogens - 20 May 2010
Silberstein Erica, Mihalik Kathleen, Ulitzky Laura, Plant Ewan P, Puig Montserrat, Gagneten Sara, Yu Mei-ying W, Kaushik-Basu Neerja, Feinstone Stephen M, Taylor Deborah R
Abstract excerpt
HCV (hepatitis C virus) research, including therapeutics and vaccine development, has been hampered by the lack of suitable tissue culture models. Development of cell culture systems for the growth of the most drug-resistant HCV genotype (1b) as well as natural isolates has remained a challenge. Transfection of cultured cells with adenovirus-associated RNA(I) (VA RNA(I)), a known interferon (IFN) antagonist and...
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