A hyperimmune serum against a synthetic peptide corresponding to the hypervariable region 1 of hepatitis C virus can prevent viral infection in cell cultures.

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Published in Virology on September 15, 1996

Authors

Y K Shimizu1, H Igarashi, T Kiyohara, T Cabezon, P Farci, R H Purcell, H Yoshikura

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Hepatitis Viruses (SKBB), Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan.

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