Hepatitis C virus core protein induces apoptosis-like caspase independent cell death

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Hepatitis C virus (HCV) associated liver diseases may be related to apoptotic processes. Thus, we investigated the role of different HCV proteins in apoptosis induction as well as their potency to interact with different apoptosis in...

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Main Authors: Gregor Michael, Papadakis Costa, Neukirchen Dorothee KH, Schlosser Stephan F, Berg Christoph P, Wesselborg Sebastian, Stein Gerburg M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-12-01
Series:Virology Journal
Online Access:http://www.virologyj.com/content/6/1/213