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- URN to cite this document:
- urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-513535
- DOI to cite this document:
- 10.5283/epub.51353
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Abstract
Defective T-cell functions play a role in the persistence of HCV infection. Activated T cells express CD137, which costimulates antivirus T-cell responses, and this activity is antagonized by soluble CD137 (sCD137). Here, we show that in sera of 81 patients with chronic HCV, sCD137 levels did not correlate with measures of viral infection, and did not decline after virus eradication using ...
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