Development of techniques for the isolation and characterisation of human monoclonal antibodies from Hepatitis C virus infected individuals

Infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) is cleared spontaneously in only 20% of cases with the majority of individuals developing a chronic infection. This discrepancy in disease outcome is incompletely understood but current understanding of the immune response to HCV suggests that rapid induction...

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Main Author: Edwards, Victoria C.
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2012
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/12774/