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A cell culture system for distinguishing hepatitis C viruses with and without liver cancer-related mutations in the viral core gene.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Dec 2015
El-Shamy Ahmed, Eng Francis J, Doyle Erin H, Klepper Arielle L, Sun Xiaochen, Sangiovanni Angelo, Iavarone Massimo, Colombo Massimo, Schwartz Robert E, Hoshida Yujin, Branch Andrea D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Although patients infected by genotype 1b hepatitis C virus (HCV) with Q(70) and/or M(91)core gene mutations have an almost five-fold increased risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and increased insulin resistance, the absence of a suitable experimental system has precluded direct experimentation on the effects of these mutations on cellular gene expression. METHODS: HuH7 cells...
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