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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) frequently causes chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma after long-term persistent infection. Among various genotypes of HCV, HCV1b is resistant to standard interferon therapy, and thus the development of new treatment modality is needed.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Immunology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan.
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