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Infection of human hepatocyte cell lines with hepatitis C virus in vitro.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 Jan 2000
Tagawa M, Kato N, Yokosuka O, Ishikawa T, Ohto M, Omata M
Abstract excerpt
Hepatocyte related cell lines, namely human embryonic hepatocyte cell line (WRL68) and hepatoblastoma cell line (Hep G2), were tested for their ability to support hepatitis C virus (HCV) replication in vitro. The replicative intermediate of the minus strand HCV RNA was newly transcribed from the inoculated virus, and was stable in WRL68 cells over a period of 62 days. HCV RNA detected in the culture medium at 62...
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