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Sensitivity of hepatitis C virus to cyclosporine A depends on nonstructural proteins NS5A and NS5B†

  1. Fiona Fernandes1,
  2. Daniel S. Poole1,
  3. Spencer Hoover1,
  4. Rannveig Middleton1,
  5. Adin-Cristian Andrei2,
  6. Justin Gerstner1,
  7. Rob Striker1,‡,*

Article first published online: 28 JUN 2007

DOI: 10.1002/hep.21809

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Hepatology

Hepatology

Volume 46, Issue 4, pages 1026–1033, October 2007

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Fernandes, F., Poole, D. S., Hoover, S., Middleton, R., Andrei, A.-C., Gerstner, J. and Striker, R. (2007), Sensitivity of hepatitis C virus to cyclosporine A depends on nonstructural proteins NS5A and NS5B. Hepatology, 46: 1026–1033. doi: 10.1002/hep.21809

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  1. 1

    Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI

  2. 2

    Department of Biostatistics & Medical Informatics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI

  1. ‡

    fax: 608-262-8418

*University of Wisconsin, 1300 University Avenue, MSC, Madison, WI 53706

  1. †

    Potential conflict of interest: Nothing to report.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 25 SEP 2007
  2. Article first published online: 28 JUN 2007
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 7 MAY 2007
  4. Manuscript Received: 24 MAR 2007

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  • UW School of Medicine and Public Health from “The Wisconsin Partnership Fund for a Healthy Future”. Grant Number: K08AI055750-03
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • American Cancer Society Research Scholar Grant. Grant Number: 07-077-01

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