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About the Authors:
Ying Zhang
Contributed equally to this work with: Ying Zhang, Cheng J. Ma
Affiliations Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America, Department of Infectious Diseases, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
Cheng J. Ma
Contributed equally to this work with: Ying Zhang, Cheng J. Ma
Affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Jia M. Wang
Affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Xiao J. Ji
Affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Xiao Y. Wu
Affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Zhan S. Jia
Affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
Jonathan P. Moorman
Affiliations Medical Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Zhi Q. Yao
* E-mail: [email protected]
Affiliations Medical Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America, Department of Infectious Diseases, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
Introduction
HCV is a serious and growing threat to public health, affecting approximately 4 million U.S. citizens and 200 million people worldwide [1]. The most remarkable feature of this blood-borne virus is its ability to evade host immunity, resulting in over 80% of infected individuals developing chronic infection that is associated with liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma – thus becoming a leading cause for...