Hepatitis C Virus and Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Hepatitis C virus (HCV), a hepatotropic virus, is a single stranded-positive RNA virus of ~9,600 nt. length belonging to the Flaviviridae family. HCV infection causes acute hepatitis, chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). It has been reported that HCV-coding proteins inter...
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MDPI AG
2013-01-01
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Series: | Biology |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/2/1/304 |