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Elevated Concentration of Defensins in Hepatitis C Virus-Infected Patients

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the major etiological agent of human non-A and non-B hepatitis, affecting around 180 million people worldwide. Defensins, small cysteine-rich cationic peptides, are shown to have potent antibacterial, antiviral, and antifungal properties. Defensins can be found in both nor...

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Autores principales: Mattar, Ehab H., Almehdar, Hussein A., AlJaddawi, Abdullah A., Abu Zeid, Isam ElDin M., Redwan, Elrashdy M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4931052/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27413763
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8373819