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Interferon Impedes an Early Step of Hepatitis Delta Virus Infection

Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) infects hepatocytes, the major cell type of the liver. Infection of the liver may be either transient or chronic. The prognosis for patients with chronic HDV infection is poor, with a high risk of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. The best antiviral therapy is weekl...

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Autores principales: Han, Ziying, Nogusa, Shoko, Nicolas, Emmanuelle, Balachandran, Siddharth, Taylor, John
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3139649/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21811602
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0022415