Hepatitis C virus and lipid metabolism: their implications in vaccine development and treatment
The hepatitis C virus (HCV) infects over 170 million people worldwide and is a leading cause of chronic hepatitis and severe forms of liver damage as cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. There is no vaccine available against this pathogen and the current therapeutic option, based on the combinati...
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| Language: | English |
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Elfos Scientiae
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| Series: | Biotecnología Aplicada |
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| Online Access: | http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1027-28522011000100001&lng=en&tlng=en |