Hepatitis C virus infection and mutations of mannose-binding lectin gene MBL.

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Published in Arch Virol on January 01, 1998

Authors

M Matsushita1, M Hijikata, Y Ohta, K Iwata, M Matsumoto, K Nakao, K Kanai, N Yoshida, K Baba, S Mishiro

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medical Sciences, Toshiba General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.

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