Immunity to hepatitis C virus: stunned but not defeated.
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) readily causes a persistent infection, although some individuals spontaneously control infection. 'Successful' immune responses appear to be multi-specific and sustained-including a major role for CD4(+)T cells. Some antiviral CD8(+)T cells show reduced capacity to...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2002
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