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Inhibition of full length hepatitis C virus particles of 1a genotype through small interference RNA.
Virology journal - 2 May 2011
Ansar Muhammad, Ashfaq Usman Ali, Shahid Imran, Sarwar Muhammad Tahir, Javed Tariq, Rehman Sidra, Hassan Sajida, Riazuddin Sheikh
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV), a member of the Flaviviridae family of viruses, is a major cause of chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Currently, the only treatment available consists of a combination of Pegylated interferon alpha (INF-α) and ribavirin, but only half of the patients treated show a sufficient antiviral response. Thus there is a great need for the development of...
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