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Small interfering RNA targeted to stem-loop II of the 5' untranslated region effectively inhibits expression of six HCV genotypes

BACKGROUND: The antiviral action of interferon alpha targets the 5' untranslated region (UTR) used by hepatitis C virus (HCV) to translate protein by an internal ribosome entry site (IRES) mechanism. Although this sequence is highly conserved among different clinical strains, approximately half...

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Autores principales: Prabhu, Ramesh, Garry, Robert F, Dash, Srikanta
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1698915/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17129382
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-422X-3-100