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Chronic HCV Infection Is Associated with Overexpression of Human Endogenous Retroviruses that Persists after Drug-Induced Viral Clearance.
International journal of molecular sciences - 1 Jun 2020
Tovo Pier-Angelo, Garazzino Silvia, Daprà Valentina, Alliaudi Carla, Silvestro Erika, Calvi Cristina, Montanari Paola, Galliano Ilaria, Bergallo Massimiliano
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Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with several hepatic and extrahepatic complications, including cancers and autoimmune disorders, whose frequency is reduced but not abolished after drug-induced viral clearance. The causes of these complications and of their persistence are ill-defined. Human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) are remnants of ancestral infections and constitute 8% of the human...
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