The NS3/4A proteinase of the hepatitis C virus: unravelling structure and function of an unusual enzyme and a prime target for antiviral therapy
- 1 May 1999
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Viral Hepatitis
- Vol. 6 (3) , 165-181
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2893.1999.00152.x
Abstract
The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major causative agent of transfusion‐acquired and sporadic non‐A, non‐B hepatitis worldwide. Infections most often persist and lead, in ≈ 50% of all patients, to chro...Keywords
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