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Identification of host and viral factors involved in a dissimilar resolution of a hepatitis C virus infection.
Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Jul 2014
Cubero Maria, Gregori Josep, Esteban Juan I, García-Cehic Damir, Bes Marta, Perales Celia, Domingo Esteban, Rodríguez-Frías Francisco, Sauleda Silvia, Casillas Rosario, Sanchez Alex, Ortega Israel, Esteban Rafael, Guardia Jaume, Quer Josep
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission from a chronic patient to a susceptible individual is a good opportunity to study viral and host factors that may influence the natural course of hepatitis C infection towards either spontaneous recovery or chronicity. To compare a documented case of a bottleneck event in the sexual transmission of HCV from a chronically infected patient to a recipient host...
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