The hepatitis C virus: overview.

doi:10.1002/hep.510260702

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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 i...

Topics

Animals
Disease Susceptibility
Epitopes
Genetic Variation
Genome, Viral
Hepacivirus
Humans
Virion

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