Novel antibody prevents infection by hepatitis C virus
Tuesday, May 5, 2009 - 13:42
in Health & Medicine
Boston, Mass. -- Taking aim at a leading cause of liver failure in the United States, a team of scientists at the Massachusetts Biologic Laboratories (MBL) of the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) has developed a human monoclonal antibody that neutralizes the Hepatitis C virus (HCV).
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