Removal of hepatitis C virus-infected cells by a zymogenized bacterial toxin.

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major cause of chronic liver disease and has become a global health threat. No HCV vaccine is currently available and treatment with antiviral therapy is associated with adverse side effects. Moreover, there is no preventive therapy for recurrent hepatitis C po...

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Main Authors: Assaf Shapira, Shiran Shapira, Meital Gal-Tanamy, Romy Zemel, Ran Tur-Kaspa, Itai Benhar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22359682/pdf/?tool=EBI