Cell culture-produced hepatitis C virus does not infect peripheral blood mononuclear cells.
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) replicates primarily in the liver, but HCV RNA has been observed in association with other tissues and cells including B and T lymphocytes, monocytes, and dendritic cells. We have taken advantage of a recently described, robust system that fully recapitulates HCV entry, repli...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2008
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