Hepatitis C Virus
Viperin is an antiviral effector in liver cell cultures
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, October 24th, 2005
According to recent research published in the journal Hepatology, "interferon (IFN) alpha inhibits hepatitis C virus (HCV) replication both clinically and in vitro; however, the complete spectrum of interferon-stimulated genes (ISGs) expressed in the HCV-infected liver or the genes responsible for control of HCV replication have not been defined."
"To better define ISG expression in the chronically infected HCV liver, DNA microarray analysis was performed on 9 individuals with chronic hepatitis C (CHC)," described K.J. Helbig and colleagues, University of Adelaide.
"A...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2005-10-24)
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