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Hepatitis C virus envelope glycoprotein fitness defines virus population composition following transmission to a new host.
Journal of virology - 1 Nov 2012
Brown Richard J P, Hudson Natalia, Wilson Garrick, Rehman Shafiq Ur, Jabbari Sara, Hu Ke, Tarr Alexander W, Borrow Persephone, Joyce Michael, Lewis Jamie, Zhu Lin Fu, Law Mansun, Kneteman Norman, Tyrrell D Lorne, McKeating Jane A, Ball Jonathan K
Abstract excerpt
Genetic variability is a hallmark of RNA virus populations. However, transmission to a new host often results in a marked decrease in population diversity. This genetic bottlenecking is observed during hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission and can arise via a selective sweep or through the founder effect. To model HCV transmission, we utilized chimeric SCID/Alb-uPA mice with transplanted human hepatocytes and...
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