Article
[Chronic hepatitis C: virologic and immunologic aspects and questions of therapy].
Orvosi hetilap - 1 Jun 1997
Pár A
Abstract excerpt
Characteristics of hepatitis C virus (HCV), importance of its genotypes and mutant variants "quasi-species", as well as the mechanisms of disease chronicity and tissue injuries caused by HCV have been discussed. Both a presumed direct cytopathy of the virus and the host's immune response may play a role in the pathogenesis. HCV infects not only hepatocytes but lymphoid cells, thereby modulates immune functions. A...
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