Virology and pathogenesis of hepatitis C
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Santseharay RamΓrez; SofΓa PΓ©rez-del-Pulgar; Xavier Forns
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Article
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2008
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Key Points 1. In hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected patients undergoing liver transplantation (LT), the virus infects the liver graft immediately after transplantation. The main source of HCV infection is circulating virions. Nevertheless, some data suggest that HCV present in extrahepatic compart