Virology (HCV)

Emerging Quasispecies Important in Hepatitis C Infection

Published in Hepatitis Weekly, April 13th, 1998

Newly emergent quasispecies appear to play a role in the pathogenesis of chronic hepatitis C virus infection.

"The exact mechanisms of viral selection are unclear; more than likely they include both immune interactions and interactions with host cells," Colby A. Wyatt and colleagues from New York's Lindsley Kimbal Research Institute wrote ("Immunity in Chimpanzees Chronically Infected with Hepatitis C Virus: Role of Minor Quasispecies in Reinfection," Journal of Virology, March 1998;72(3):1725-1730).

"While the mechanisms are unclear, both the lack of immunity and the possibility of host-specific viral fitness have implications for the development of...

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