A new model to produce infectious hepatitis C virus without the replication requirement.

Numerous constraints significantly hamper the experimental study of hepatitis C virus (HCV). Robust replication in cell culture occurs with only a few strains, and is invariably accompanied by adaptive mutations that impair in vivo infectivity/replication. This problem complicates the production and...

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Main Authors: Miriam Triyatni, Edward A Berger, Bertrand Saunier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-04-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3077361?pdf=render