Viruses | |
Recent Advances in Hepatitis C Virus Cell Entry | |
Birke Bartosch1  | |
[1] INSERM, U871, 69003 Lyon, France | |
关键词: hepatitis C virus; cell entry; | |
DOI : 10.3390/v2030692 | |
来源: mdpi | |
【 摘 要 】
More than 170 million patients worldwide are chronically infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). Prevalence rates range from 0.5% in Northern European countries to 28% in some areas of Egypt. HCV is hepatotropic, and in many countries chronic hepatitis C is a leading cause of liver disease including fibrosis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. HCV persists in 50–85% of infected patients, and once chronic infection is established, spontaneous clearance is rare. HCV is a member of the
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