Novel Antibody Prevents Infection By Hepatitis C Virus
Monday, May 11, 2009 - 08:28
in Health & Medicine
Taking aim at a leading cause of liver failure in the United States, scientists have developed a human monoclonal antibody that neutralizes the Hepatitis C virus. The new antibody effectively neutralized the virus in culture, and then prevented infection by the virus in a pre-clinical animal model of the disease.
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