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...

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Main Author: Wu, Wenjing
Other Authors: GIRIDHA AKKARAJU
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Texas Christian University 2013
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Online Access:http://etd.tcu.edu/etdfiles/available/etd-12192013-132336/

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