Article
The hepatitis C virus: overview.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Sept 1997
Purcell R
Abstract excerpt
Our knowledge of hepatitis C virus (HCV) dates only from 1975, when non-A, non-B hepatitis was first recognized. It was not until 1989 that the genome of the virus was first cloned and sequenced, and expressed viral antigens used to develop serological assays for screening and diagnosis. HCV is in a separate genus of the virus family Flaviviridae. It is a spherical enveloped virus of approximately 50 nm in...
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