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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Main Authors: Masao Omata, Tatsuo Kanda, Osamu Yokosuka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-01-01
Series:Biology
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/2/1/304