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On the history of hepatitis C virus cell culture systems.
Journal of medicinal chemistry - 13 Mar 2014
Lohmann Volker, Bartenschlager Ralf
Abstract excerpt
HCV infections are a major global health burden. After the identification of the virus in 1989, insights into viral replication and drug development have long been hampered by the lack of efficient cell culture models. Their establishment was an important prerequisite for the development of selective antivirals. This review describes the initial difficulties to achieve HCV replication in cell culture, finally...
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