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Frequent HCV Exposure Tied to Immune Responses
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Title Frequent HCV Exposure Tied to Immune Responses
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/578492?src=rss
Description Injection drug users who successfully clear HCV infection have a reduced risk of re-infection. Now, in long-term injection drug users frequently exposed to the hepatitis C virus (HCV), analysis of virus-specific immune responses has shown that resistance to re-infection is correlated with T cell responses. Reuters Health Information
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Date Aug 5, 2008
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