[Viral hepatitis C].

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Soon after the isolation of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) genome in 1988 it became evident that HCV is the most important cause of non-A, non-B-hepatitis. In recent years the structure of this (+)-stranded RNA-virus, the different genotypes of HCV and the replication in hepatic and extrahepatic sites have been investigated. HCV has a remarkable degree of genetic heterogeneity, mutates rapidly, leading to the...

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