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HCV Tumor Promoting Effect Is Dependent on Host Genetic Background
BACKGROUND: The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is one of the major risk factors for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Nevertheless, transgenic mice which express the whole HCV polyprotein (HCV-Tg) do not develop HCC. Whereas chronic HCV infection causes inflammation in patients, in HCV-Tg...
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2009
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2660413/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19340302 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0005025 |