HCV and Oxidative Stress: Implications for HCV Life Cycle and HCV-Associated Pathogenesis

HCV (hepatitis C virus) is a member of the Flaviviridae family that contains a single-stranded positive-sense RNA genome of approximately 9600 bases. HCV is a major causative agent for chronic liver diseases such as steatosis, fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma which are caused by mul...

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Main Authors: Regina Medvedev, Daniela Ploen, Eberhard Hildt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9012580