Transmission of human hepatitis C virus from patients in secondary cells for long term culture

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Infection by human hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the principal cause of post-transfusion hepatitis and chronic liver diseases worldwide. A reliable <it>in vitro </it>culture system for the isolation and analysis of this virus is not currently available,...

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Main Authors: Geer Cheryl, Khan Rafat, Chelyapov Nickolas, Bayles David, Braich Ravi S, Revie Dennis, Reisman Richard, Kelley Ann S, Prichard John G, Salahuddin S Zaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-04-01
Series:Virology Journal
Online Access:http://www.virologyj.com/content/2/1/37