Human Genes Required For Hepatitis C Viral Replication Identified
Monday, March 23, 2009 - 22:28
in Biology & Nature
Researchers are investigating a new way to block reproduction of the hepatitis C virus -- targeting not the virus itself but the human genes the virus exploits in its life cycle. They report finding nearly 100 genes that support the replication of HCV and show that blocking several of them can suppress viral replication in cultured cells.
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