A Role for B Cells to Transmit Hepatitis C Virus Infection.
Desombere I, Van Houtte F, Farhoudi A, Verhoye L, Buysschaert C, Gijbels Y, Couvent S, Swinnen W, Van Vlierberghe H, Elewaut A, Magri A, Stamataki Z, Meuleman P, McKeating JA, Leroux-Roels G.
Desombere I, et al.
Front Immunol. 2021 Dec 16;12:775098. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.775098. eCollection 2021.
Front Immunol. 2021.
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HCV was transmitted by B cells from chronic infected patients whereas the sera were non-infectious. In contrast, B cells from recently infected patients failed to transmit HCV to the mice, whereas all serum samples were infectious. ...
HCV was transmitted by B cells from chronic infected patients whereas the sera were non-infectious. In contrast, B cells from …