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Severity of hepatitis C virus (genotype-3) infection positively correlates with circulating microRNA-122 in patients sera.
Disease markers - 1 Jan 2014
Kumar Subodh, Chawla Yogesh Kumar, Ghosh Sujata, Chakraborti Anuradha
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INTRODUCTION: Hepatitis C virus (genotype-3) causes acute and chronic hepatitis infection predomination in India. The infectious phase of the virus requires various host factors for its survival and subsequent viral particle production. Small RNA molecules like microRNA-122 (miR-122) are one such factor mostly present in the liver and play a supportive role in viral replication. OBJECTIVE: In this study,...
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