Hepatitis C Virus Life Cycle and Lipid Metabolism

Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infects over 150 million people worldwide. In most cases HCV infection becomes chronic, causing liver disease ranging from fibrosis to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. HCV affects the cholesterol homeostasis and at the molecular level, every step of the virus life cycl...

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Main Authors: Costin-Ioan Popescu, Laura Riva, Ovidiu Vlaicu, Rayan Farhat, Yves Rouillé, Jean Dubuisson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-12-01
Series:Biology
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/3/4/892