UNMASKING A SILENT KILLER: UNCOVERING THE MECHANISM OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS PROTEIN NS5A MEDIATED INHIBITION OF THE INNATE IMMUNE RESPONSE
Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is a human liver pathogen. In the host its infection leads to acute and chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. This positive stranded RNA virus is extremely efficient in establishing persistent infection by escaping immune detection by hindering the host i...
Main Author: | Wu, Wenjing |
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Other Authors: | GIRIDHA AKKARAJU |
Format: | Others |
Language: | en |
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Texas Christian University
2013
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Online Access: | http://etd.tcu.edu/etdfiles/available/etd-12192013-132336/ |
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