Robert H Purcell

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1 Viral and immunological determinants of hepatitis C virus clearance, persistence, and disease. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2002 5.81
2 Genomic analysis of the host response to hepatitis C virus infection. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2002 5.28
3 CD8(+) T cells mediate viral clearance and disease pathogenesis during acute hepatitis B virus infection. J Virol 2003 4.42
4 In vitro assay for neutralizing antibody to hepatitis C virus: evidence for broadly conserved neutralization epitopes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2003 3.40
5 Hepatitis E virus. Rev Med Virol 2003 3.34
6 Genomic analysis of the host response to hepatitis B virus infection. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004 3.16
7 Monoclonal antibody-mediated enhancement of dengue virus infection in vitro and in vivo and strategies for prevention. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2007 2.69
8 Epidemiology of hepatitis E virus in the United States: results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1994. J Infect Dis 2009 2.62
9 Evidence for cross-genotype neutralization of hepatitis C virus pseudo-particles and enhancement of infectivity by apolipoprotein C1. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2005 2.42
10 Acute hepatitis E infection accounts for some cases of suspected drug-induced liver injury. Gastroenterology 2011 2.25
11 Early changes in hepatitis C viral quasispecies during interferon therapy predict the therapeutic outcome. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2002 2.04
12 Long-term benefit of interferon alpha therapy of chronic hepatitis D: regression of advanced hepatic fibrosis. Gastroenterology 2004 2.01
13 Hepatitis E. N Engl J Med 2012 1.99
14 Chimpanzees as an animal model for human norovirus infection and vaccine development. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2010 1.96
15 Expansion and contraction of the hepatitis B virus transcriptional template in infected chimpanzees. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004 1.96
16 The p7 polypeptide of hepatitis C virus is critical for infectivity and contains functionally important genotype-specific sequences. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2003 1.93
17 Advantages of a single-cycle production assay to study cell culture-adaptive mutations of hepatitis C virus. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2008 1.83
18 Cross-species infections of cultured cells by hepatitis E virus and discovery of an infectious virus-host recombinant. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2011 1.81
19 Time trend of the prevalence of hepatitis E antibodies among farmers and blood donors: a potential zoonosis in Denmark. Clin Infect Dis 2008 1.75
20 The size of the viral inoculum contributes to the outcome of hepatitis B virus infection. J Virol 2009 1.71
21 In vitro replication of hepatitis E virus (HEV) genomes and of an HEV replicon expressing green fluorescent protein. J Virol 2004 1.66
22 Isolation and characterization of broadly neutralizing human monoclonal antibodies to the e1 glycoprotein of hepatitis C virus. J Virol 2007 1.61
23 Epitope determinants of a chimpanzee Fab antibody that efficiently cross-neutralizes dengue type 1 and type 2 viruses map to inside and in close proximity to fusion loop of the dengue type 2 virus envelope glycoprotein. J Virol 2004 1.58
24 Novel infectious cDNA clones of hepatitis C virus genotype 3a (strain S52) and 4a (strain ED43): genetic analyses and in vivo pathogenesis studies. J Virol 2010 1.55
25 Polyclonal immunoglobulins from a chronic hepatitis C virus patient protect human liver-chimeric mice from infection with a homologous hepatitis C virus strain. Hepatology 2008 1.55
26 Hepatitis C virus receptors claudin-1 and occludin after liver transplantation and influence on early viral kinetics. Hepatology 2011 1.54
27 Neutralizing antibodies to hepatitis C virus (HCV) in immune globulins derived from anti-HCV-positive plasma. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004 1.53
28 The open reading frame 3 gene of hepatitis E virus contains a cis-reactive element and encodes a protein required for infection of macaques. J Virol 2005 1.50
29 Running like water--the omnipresence of hepatitis E. N Engl J Med 2004 1.49
30 ORF3 protein of hepatitis E virus is not required for replication, virion assembly, or infection of hepatoma cells in vitro. J Virol 2006 1.47
31 High prevalence of hepatitis E antibodies in pregnant Egyptian women. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2005 1.40
32 Thermal stability of hepatitis E virus. J Infect Dis 2005 1.39
33 Human monoclonal antibodies that react with the E2 glycoprotein of hepatitis C virus and possess neutralizing activity. Hepatology 2005 1.38
34 Human monoclonal antibody HCV1 effectively prevents and treats HCV infection in chimpanzees. PLoS Pathog 2012 1.35
35 Hidden danger: the raw facts about hepatitis E virus. J Infect Dis 2010 1.35
36 Previously infected chimpanzees are not consistently protected against reinfection or persistent infection after reexposure to the identical hepatitis C virus strain. J Virol 2008 1.33
37 Release of genotype 1 hepatitis E virus from cultured hepatoma and polarized intestinal cells depends on open reading frame 3 protein and requires an intact PXXP motif. J Virol 2010 1.32
38 Dynamics of hepatitis B virus clearance in chimpanzees. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2005 1.29
39 Putative neutralization epitopes and broad cross-genotype neutralization of Hepatitis E virus confirmed by a quantitative cell-culture assay. J Gen Virol 2006 1.29
40 Epitope determinants of a chimpanzee dengue virus type 4 (DENV-4)-neutralizing antibody and protection against DENV-4 challenge in mice and rhesus monkeys by passively transferred humanized antibody. J Virol 2007 1.28
41 Comparative evolution of GII.3 and GII.4 norovirus over a 31-year period. J Virol 2011 1.28
42 B cell gene signature with massive intrahepatic production of antibodies to hepatitis B core antigen in hepatitis B virus-associated acute liver failure. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2010 1.26
43 Humanized monoclonal antibodies derived from chimpanzee Fabs protect against Japanese encephalitis virus in vitro and in vivo. J Virol 2008 1.26
44 Chimpanzee Fab fragments and a derived humanized immunoglobulin G1 antibody that efficiently cross-neutralize dengue type 1 and type 2 viruses. J Virol 2004 1.25
45 Apolipoprotein c1 association with hepatitis C virus. J Virol 2008 1.24
46 In vivo evaluation of the cross-genotype neutralizing activity of polyclonal antibodies against hepatitis C virus. Hepatology 2011 1.23
47 Novel chimpanzee/human monoclonal antibodies that neutralize anthrax lethal factor, and evidence for possible synergy with anti-protective antigen antibody. Infect Immun 2009 1.22
48 Challenge pools of hepatitis C virus genotypes 1-6 prototype strains: replication fitness and pathogenicity in chimpanzees and human liver-chimeric mouse models. J Infect Dis 2010 1.21
49 Identification of chimpanzee Fab fragments by repertoire cloning and production of a full-length humanized immunoglobulin G1 antibody that is highly efficient for neutralization of dengue type 4 virus. J Virol 2004 1.19
50 Mutations within potential glycosylation sites in the capsid protein of hepatitis E virus prevent the formation of infectious virus particles. J Virol 2007 1.16
51 An ELISA for putative neutralizing antibodies to hepatitis E virus detects antibodies to genotypes 1, 2, 3, and 4. Vaccine 2004 1.15
52 Detection of anthrax toxin by an ultrasensitive immunoassay using europium nanoparticles. Clin Vaccine Immunol 2009 1.15
53 Epidemic of hepatitis E in a military unit in Abbotrabad, Pakistan. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2002 1.15
54 Highly efficient full-length hepatitis C virus genotype 1 (strain TN) infectious culture system. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012 1.15
55 Potent neutralization of anthrax edema toxin by a humanized monoclonal antibody that competes with calmodulin for edema factor binding. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009 1.14
56 High prevalence of hepatitis E antibodies among Danish prisoners and drug users. J Med Virol 2002 1.14
57 Hepatitis E antibody seroconversion without disease in highly endemic rural Egyptian communities. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2005 1.12
58 Vaccine-induced cross-genotype reactive neutralizing antibodies against hepatitis C virus. J Infect Dis 2011 1.10
59 In vitro and in vivo mutational analysis of the 3'-terminal regions of hepatitis e virus genomes and replicons. J Virol 2005 1.09
60 In vivo study of the HC-TN strain of hepatitis C virus recovered from a patient with fulminant hepatitis: RNA transcripts of a molecular clone (pHC-TN) are infectious in chimpanzees but not in Huh7.5 cells. J Virol 2007 1.08
61 Robust full-length hepatitis C virus genotype 2a and 2b infectious cultures using mutations identified by a systematic approach applicable to patient strains. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012 1.07
62 A truncated ORF2 protein contains the most immunogenic site on ORF2: antibody responses to non-vaccine sequences following challenge of vaccinated and non-vaccinated macaques with hepatitis E virus. Vaccine 2005 1.06
63 Spatial configuration of hepatitis E virus antigenic domain. J Virol 2010 1.05
64 Active surveillance for acute viral hepatitis in rural villages in the Nile Delta. Clin Infect Dis 2006 1.04
65 Functional analyses of GB virus B p13 protein: development of a recombinant GB virus B hepatitis virus with a p7 protein. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2006 1.01
66 Profibrogenic chemokines and viral evolution predict rapid progression of hepatitis C to cirrhosis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012 1.01
67 Hepatitis E virus seroprevalence in the United States: no easy answers. Hepatology 2014 1.00
68 Development of Norwalk virus-specific monoclonal antibodies with therapeutic potential for the treatment of Norwalk virus gastroenteritis. J Virol 2013 0.99
69 Monoclonal antibodies that neutralize HEV recognize an antigenic site at the carboxyterminus of an ORF2 protein vaccine. Vaccine 2003 0.99
70 Pathogenesis of hepatitis E virus and hepatitis C virus in chimpanzees: similarities and differences. J Virol 2010 0.99
71 Prevalence study of antibody to ratborne pathogens and other agents among patients using a free clinic in downtown Los Angeles. J Infect Dis 2002 0.98
72 The half-life of hepatitis B virions. Hepatology 2006 0.98
73 Positive reactions on Western blots do not necessarily indicate the epitopes on antigens are continuous. Immunol Cell Biol 2006 0.98
74 Hepatitis E virus seroprevalence in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: facts trump opinion. Hepatology 2015 0.98
75 Development of a TaqMan assay for the six major genotypes of hepatitis C virus: comparison with commercial assays. J Med Virol 2008 0.97
76 The challenge of developing a vaccine against hepatitis C virus. J Hepatol 2002 0.94
77 Transmission of clonal hepatitis C virus genomes reveals the dominant but transitory role of CD8⁺ T cells in early viral evolution. J Virol 2011 0.93
78 Using improved technology for filter paper-based blood collection to survey wild Sika deer for antibodies to hepatitis E virus. J Virol Methods 2007 0.92
79 Identification of VP1/2A and 2C as virulence genes of hepatitis A virus and demonstration of genetic instability of 2C. J Virol 2002 0.92
80 Cross-neutralizing human anti-poliovirus antibodies bind the recognition site for cellular receptor. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2013 0.91
81 Specificity of an anti-capsid antibody associated with Hepatitis B Virus-related acute liver failure. J Struct Biol 2012 0.89
82 Mouse monoclonal antibodies to anthrax edema factor protect against infection. Infect Immun 2011 0.88
83 Pre- and postexposure protection against virulent anthrax infection in mice by humanized monoclonal antibodies to Bacillus anthracis capsule. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2010 0.88
84 Recombinant vaccine against hepatitis E: duration of protective immunity in rhesus macaques. Vaccine 2002 0.88
85 Genotypic characterization of symptomatic hepatitis E virus (HEV) infections in Egypt. J Clin Virol 2009 0.87
86 Hepatitis E. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2007 0.86
87 Molecular evolution of GB virus B hepatitis virus during acute resolving and persistent infections in experimentally infected tamarins. J Gen Virol 2009 0.85
88 Quantification of hepatitis B virus genomes and infectivity in human serum samples. Transfusion 2006 0.85
89 DNA-based vaccination against hepatitis C virus (HCV): effect of expressing different forms of HCV E2 protein and use of CpG-optimized vectors in mice. Vaccine 2002 0.84
90 Immunity against the GBV-B hepatitis virus in tamarins can prevent productive infection following rechallenge and is long-lived. J Med Virol 2008 0.84
91 Hepatitis E virus ORF2 protein over-expressed by baculovirus in hepatoma cells, efficiently encapsidates and transmits the viral RNA to naïve cells. Virol J 2011 0.83
92 A milestone for hepatitis C virus research: a virus generated in cell culture is fully viable in vivo. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2006 0.82
93 Testing of CpG-optimized protein and DNA vaccines against the hepatitis B virus in chimpanzees for immunogenicity and protection from challenge. Intervirology 2006 0.81
94 Occult hepatitis B virus infection in chacma baboons, South Africa. Emerg Infect Dis 2013 0.80
95 Reproduction in vitro of a quasispecies from a hepatitis C virus-infected patient and determination of factors that influence selection of a dominant species. J Virol 2011 0.80
96 Long PCR methodology. Methods Mol Biol 2003 0.79
97 Long PCR amplification of large fragments of viral genomes: a technical overview. Methods Mol Biol 2003 0.78
98 Neutralizing antibodies to hepatitis C virus in perinatally infected children followed up prospectively. J Infect Dis 2011 0.77
99 Chronic hepatitis E with neurologic manifestations and rapid progression of liver fibrosis in a liver transplant recipient. Dig Dis Sci 2013 0.77
100 Isolation of human monoclonal antibodies to the envelope e2 protein of hepatitis C virus and their characterization. PLoS One 2013 0.76
101 Transfusion-associated hepatitis before the screening of blood for hepatitis risk factors. Transfusion 2014 0.75
102 Persistent human hepatitis B virus infection in cynomolgus monkeys: a novel animal model in the search for a cure? Hepatology 2013 0.75
103 Impact. Natl Med J India 2014 0.75