title: Hepatitis C virus replication and pathogenesis.
abstract: The mechanism involved in the development of persistent hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and the pathogenesis remain unclear. The present review is an accumulation of evidence gathered to date. In addition, it discusses the system developed to characterize HCV.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, The Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kohara
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000209:etiology; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity* / Q000502:physiology*; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D051379:Mice; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D014774:Virulence; D014779:Virus Replication
chemical_list: D014764:Viral Proteins