Recent advances in hepatitis C virus research and understanding the biology of the virus

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 2404-2405

  Lunel Fabiani, Francoise ^a  

^a ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Biology of the virus; Hepatitis C virus

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; PEGINTERFERON; RIBAVIRIN; SINGLE STRANDED RNA;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FLAVIVIRUS; GENDER; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHY; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER FIBROSIS; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MICROBIOLOGY; NOMENCLATURE; NONHUMAN; ONSET AGE; PHYLOGENY; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; VIROGENESIS; VIRUS CLASSIFICATION; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 34250674067     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i17.2404     Document Type: Editorial

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