Severity of Hepatitis C Virus (Genotype-3) Infection Positively Correlates with Circulating MicroRNA-122 in Patients Sera

Introduction. Hepatitis C virus (genotype-3) causes acute and chronic hepatitis infection predomination in India. The infectious phase of the virus requires various host factors for its survival and subsequent viral particle production. Small RNA molecules like microRNA-122 (miR-122) are one such fa...

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Main Authors: Subodh Kumar, Yogesh Kumar Chawla, Sujata Ghosh, Anuradha Chakraborti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Disease Markers
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/435476