T Lymphocytes from Chronic HCV-Infected Patients Are Primed for Activation-Induced Apoptosis and Express Unique Pro-Apoptotic Gene Signature

Although extensive studies have demonstrated the functional impairment of antigen-specific CD4+ and CD8+ T-cells during chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, the functional status of global CD4+ and CD8+ T-cells remains unclear. In this report, we recruited 42 long-term (~20 years) treatment-na...

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Main Authors: Zhao, Bin-Bin, Zheng, Su-Jun, Gong, Lu-Lu, Wang, Yu, Chen, Cai-Feng, Jin, Wen-Jing, Zhang, Ding, Yuan, Xiao-Hui, Guo, Jian, Duan, Zhong-Ping, He, You-Wen
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3794995/