Fittest hepatitis C viruses infect transplanted livers
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 00:35
in Health & Medicine
Not all viruses are created equal. In liver transplant patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, only viruses that can dodge the immune response invade the new liver, according to a study published on August 16 in The Journal of Experimental Medicine (www.jem.org).