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Characterization of antibody-mediated neutralization directed against the hypervariable region 1 of hepatitis C virus E2 glycoprotein [PDF]

, 2010
The hypervariable region 1 (HVR1) comprising the first 27 aa of E2 glycoprotein is a target for neutralizing antibodies against hepatitis C virus (HCV), but the mechanisms of this neutralization in the cell-culture-infectious genotype 2a strain JFH1 ...
Dubuisson, J., J. Dubuisson, A. H. Patel, G. Vieyres, Patel, A.H., Vieyres, G.   +5 more
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Hepatitis C virus proteins [PDF]

World Journal of Gastroenterology, 2007
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) encodes a single polyprotein, which is processed by cellular and viral proteases to generate 10 polypeptides. The HCV genome also contains an overlapping +1 reading frame that may lead to the synthesis of an additional protein.
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Seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C viruses among waste handlers in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

SAGE Open Medicine
Objective: Hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus are the leading causes of global liver-related morbidity and mortality. Waste handlers are one of the high-risk groups for hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus acquisition. Thus, the aim of this study
Alemu Gedefie, Fekadeselassie Belege Getaneh, Habtu Debash, Saleamlak Sebsibe, Yonas Erkihun, Ermiyas Alemayehu, Yeshi Metaferia, Yeshimebet Kassa, Agumas Shibabaw, Mihret Tilahun, Getachew Mesfin Bambo, Samuel Sahile Kebede, Mekuanent Alemu, Wondmagegn Demsiss   +13 more
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Three broad modalities in the natural history of vertically acquired hepatitis C virus infection.

, 2005
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the natural history of vertically acquired hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. METHODS: We performed a large, multicenter, prospective study of children born to HCV-infected women in Europe. Children were considered to
European Paediatric Hepatitis C. Virus Network, IORIO, RAFFAELE, Tovo, Pier Angelo   +2 more
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Interferons and hepatitis C virus

Swiss Medical Weekly, 2012
Interferons are not only the first line of defence against viral infections such as hepatitis C virus infections, but they also have important roles during the chronic phase of viral infections. For over 20 years now, recombinant interferon alpha has been used for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C.
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Hepatitis C : an emerging concern [PDF]

, 1997
Hepatitis C has surfaced worldwide as a formidable concern to public health. Recent developments have sharpened methods of serological detectability, epidemiological study and patient treatment.
Gauci, Charmaine, Portelli, Alfred V., Falzon, Dennis, Mallia Azzopardi, Charles   +3 more
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Genetic variation in the interleukin-28B gene is associated with spontaneous clearance and progression of hepatitis C virus in Moroccan patients [PDF]

, 2013
Genetic variation in the IL28B gene has been strongly associated with treatment outcomes, spontaneous clearance and progression of the hepatitis C virus infection (HCV).
Diepolder H., Salwa Nadir, Helmut Diepolder, Thursz, Mark, Sayeh Ezzikouri (143566), Khakoo Salim I., Mark Thursz, Soumaya Benjelloun (143569), Alaoui R., Alaoui Rhimou, Khakoo, Salim I., Mark Thursz (276871), Helmut Diepolder (276870), Nadir S., Ezzikouri Sayeh, Rebbani K., Nadir Salwa, Fakhir Fatima-Zohra, Fakhir F.-Z., Benjelloun, Soumaya, Benjelloun S., Fatima-Zohra Fakhir, Salim I Khakoo, Diepolder, Helmut, Thursz Mark, Nadir, Salwa, Benjelloun Soumaya, Brahim Ikram, Rhimou Alaoui, Rhimou Alaoui (276865), Brahim I., Diepolder, Helmut M., Sayeh Ezzikouri, Rebbani Khadija, Ikram Brahim, Alaoui, Rhimou, Rebbani, Khadija, Fatima-Zohra Fakhir (276868), Soumaya Benjelloun, Khadija Rebbani, Ikram Brahim (276867), Ezzikouri S., Salwa Nadir (276869), Khakoo S.I., Thursz M., Diepolder Helmut, Khadija Rebbani (276866), Salim I. Khakoo (201172), Fakhir, Fatima-Zohra, Ezzikouri, Sayeh, Brahim, Ikram   +50 more
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Hepatitis C Virus in Pregnancy [PDF]

American Journal of Perinatology, 2013
Despite recent advances in the pathogenesis, treatment, and public health response to hepatitis C virus (HCV), HCV as it specifically relates to pregnancy has been a neglected condition. HCV-monoinfected pregnant women have a 2-8% risk of viral transmission to their infant, but the mechanism and timing of mother to child transmission (MTCT) are not ...
Mona R, Prasad, Jonathan R, Honegger
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Human immunodeficiency virus : 25 years of diagnostic and therapeutic strategies and their impact on hepatitis B and C virus [PDF]

, 2009
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) had spread unrecognized in the human population as sexually transmitted disease and was finally identified by its disease AIDS in 1981.
Hans Wilhelm Doerr, Lutz Gürtler, Gürtler, Lutz, Stürmer, Martin, Doerr, Hans Wilhelm, Martin Stürmer   +5 more
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Human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis C virus/hepatitis B virus co-infection in Southern Brazil: clinical and epidemiological evaluation

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2014
Hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus and human immunodeficiency virus share a similar transmission pathway and are often diagnosed in the same patient. These patients tend to have a faster progression of hepatic fibrosis.
Sonia Mara Raboni, Felipe Francisco Tuon, Nayara Carvalho Polido Beloto, Henrique Demeneck, Andre Oliveira, Denis Largura, Andressa Gervasoni Sagrado, Bárbara Perdonsini Lima, João Paulo Franzoni, Maria Lucia Pedroso   +9 more
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