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Mutual antagonism between circadian protein period 2 and hepatitis C virus replication in hepatocytes.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Benegiamo Giorgia, Mazzoccoli Gianluigi, Cappello Francesco, Rappa Francesca, Scibetta Nunzia, Oben Jude, Greco Azzura, Williams Roger, Andriulli Angelo, Vinciguerra Manlio, Pazienza Valerio
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infects approximately 3% of the world population and is the leading cause of liver disease, impacting hepatocyte metabolism, depending on virus genotype. Hepatic metabolic functions show rhythmic fluctuations with 24-h periodicity (circadian), driven by molecul...
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