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Hepatocytes that express variants of cyclophilin A are resistant to HCV infection and replication.
Gastroenterology - 1 Aug 2012
von Hahn Thomas, Schiene-Fischer Cordelia, Van Nguyen Dinh, Pfaender Stephanie, Karavul Behya, Steinmann Eike, Potthoff Andrej, Strassburg Christian, Hamdi Nabila, Abdelaziz Ahmed I, Sarrazin Christoph, Müller Tobias, Berg Thomas, Trépo Eric, Wedemeyer Heiner, Manns Michael P, Pietschmann Thomas, Ciesek Sandra
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) uses several host factors to infect and replicate in human hepatocytes. Cyclophilin A (CypA) is required for viral replication, and CypA inhibitors are in development. We investigated the effects of nonsynonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the region of peptidyl-prolyl isomerase A (PPIA) that encodes CypA on HCV infection and replication of human...
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