Interactions between Hepatitis C Virus and the Human Apolipoprotein H Acute Phase Protein: A Tool for a Sensitive Detection of the Virus.

The Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection exhibits a high global prevalence frequently associated with hepatocellular carcinoma, taking years to develop. Despite the standardization of highly sensitive HCV quantitative RT-PCR (qRT-PCR) detection methods, false-negative diagnoses may be generated with cu...

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Main Authors: Ilias Stefas, Sylvia Tigrett, Grégor Dubois, Marco Kaiser, Estelle Lucarz, Delphine Gobby, Dorothy Bray, Heinz Ellerbrok, Jean Pierre Zarski, Francisco Veas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4621047?pdf=render