Chronic HCV Infection Affects the NK Cell Phenotype in the Blood More than in the Liver

Chronic HCV Infection Affects the NK Cell Phenotype in the Blood More than in the Liver

Although epidemiological and functional studies have implicated NK cells in protection and early clearance of HCV, the mechanism by which they may contribute to viral control is poorly understood, particularly at the site of infection, the liver. We hypothesized that a unique immunophenotypic/functi...

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Main Authors: Cosgrove, Cormac (Author), Berger, Christoph T. (Author), Kroy, Daniela C. (Author), Cheney, Patrick C. (Author), Ghebremichael, Musie (Author), Aneja, Jasneet (Author), Tomlinson, Michelle (Author), Kim, Arthur Y. (Author), Lauer, Georg M. (Author), Alter, Galit (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biological Engineering (Contributor), Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science, 2014-10-20T12:29:51Z.
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