Positional effect of phosphorylation sites 266 and 267 in the cytoplasmic domain of the E2 protein of hepatitis C virus 3a genotype: Interferon Resistance analysis via Sequence Alignment

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Interferon is well thought-out as the key defence against all infections including HCV. The only treatment for HCV infection is pegylated interferon alpha (IFN-α) but unluckily more than half of the infected individuals do not act in...

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Main Authors: Ur Rehman Irshad, Afzal Samia, Butt Sadia, Ali Liaqat, Ali Muhammad, Hussain Abrar, Ilyas Muhammad, Idrees Muhammad, Rafique Shazia, Saleem Sana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-05-01
Series:Virology Journal
Online Access:http://www.virologyj.com/content/8/1/204