Structural studies of Helicase NS3 variants from Hepatitis C virus genotype 3 in virological sustained responder and non-responder patients

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 3, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Provazzi, Paola J S ^a   Arcuri, Helen A ^b   De Carvalho Mello, Isabel Maria V G ^c   Pinho, Joo Renato R ^b   Nogueira, Maurício L ^d   Palma, Mrio S ^a   Rahal, Paula ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

^d University of São José do Rio Preto   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS GENOTYPE 3;

EID: 77955574579     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-3-196     Document Type: Article

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