New insights into hepatitis C Page 1 ABSTRACT – Hepatitis C infection is characterised by
three key features, which are the consequence of a complex interaction between genetic …

Infection by hepatitis C virus is characterized by a high rate of chronicity and low viremia.
The virus has only been recently identified; it is a positively stranded RNA virus which shows …

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) has been discovered in 1989 and is probably the most common
cause of chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. HCV is a single-stranded …

The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a member of the Hepacivirus genus of the family Flaviviridae.
Other important pathogens for humans, such as the dengue virus and the yellow fever virus …

Hepatitis C Virus infection accounts for the majority of post-transfusion and sporadic
hepatitis. In Western Europe, anti-HCV is detected in 0.4–1.5% of healthy blood donors …

A great deal of information on the molecular heterogeneity of hepatitis C virus (HCV) has
been achieved since its discovery in 1989. However, little is known about the clinical …

The cloning and sequencing of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) genome represented a major
breakthrough in modern virology ': this was the first virus identification based almost entirely …

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is an important etiological agent in the development of chronic liver
diseases such as chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The …

SERIOLOGICAL TESTS IN FIRST INTENTION: Aimed at revealing antibodies demonstrating
the contact of the patient with the hepatitis C virus. There are two types of serological tests …

Hepatitis C virus demonstrates a high degree of variability HCV isolates have been
classified into at least six genotypes, according to the percentage of nucleotide sequence …