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Progression of fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C by Ghany, Marc G., Kleiner, David E., Alter, Harvey, Doo, Edward, Khokar, Farooq, Promrat, Kittichai, Herion, David, Park, Yoon, Liang, T.Jake, Hoofnagle, Jay H.

“…Background & Aims: Fibrosis is the hallmark of hepatic cirrhosis, worsening of which is probably the best surrogate marker for progression of chronic liver…”
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Structural Features of Envelope Proteins on Hepatitis C Virus-like Particles as Determined by Anti-envelope Monoclonal Antibodies and CD81 Binding by Triyatni, Miriam, Vergalla, John, Davis, Anthony R., Hadlock, Kenneth G., Foung, Steven K.H., Liang, T.Jake

“…The envelope glycoprotein E2 of hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major component of the viral envelope. Knowledge of its topologic features and antigenic…”
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Mechanism of action of ribavirin in the combination treatment of chronic HCV infection by Lau, Johnson Y.N., Tam, Robert C., Liang, T.Jake, Hong, Zhi

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Neutropenia during combination therapy of interferon alfa and ribavirin for chronic hepatitis C by Soza, Alejandro, Everhart, James E., Ghany, Marc G., Doo, Edward, Heller, Theo, Promrat, Kittichai, Park, Yoon, Liang, T.Jake, Hoofnagle, Jay H.

“…Interferon therapy of hepatitis C causes a decrease in neutrophil counts, and neutropenia is a common reason for dose adjustment or early discontinuation…”
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Uptake and presentation of hepatitis C virus–like particles by human dendritic cells by Barth, Heidi, Ulsenheimer, Axel, Pape, Gerd R., Diepolder, Helmut M., Hoffmann, Marco, Neumann-Haefelin, Christoph, Thimme, Robert, Henneke, Philipp, Klein, Reinhild, Paranhos-Baccalà, Glaucia, Depla, Erik, Liang, T.Jake, Blum, Hubert E., Baumert, Thomas F.

“…Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major cause of chronic hepatitis worldwide. Interaction of dendritic cells (DCs) with viral particles may play an important role…”
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Associations of chemokine system polymorphisms with clinical outcomes and treatment responses of chronic hepatitis C by Promrat, Kittichai, McDermott, David H., Gonzalez, Carlos M., Kleiner, David E., Koziol, Deloris E., Lessie, Matthew, Merrell, Maya, Soza, Alejandro, Heller, Theo, Ghany, Marc, Park, Yoon, Alter, Harvey J., Hoofnagle, Jay H., Murphy, Philip M., Liang, T.Jake

“…Background & Aims: CCR5Δ32, a 32–base pair deletion of the CC chemokine receptor (CCR) 5 gene, is associated with slowed human immunodeficiency virus disease…”
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Molecular anatomy and pathophysiologic implications of drug resistance in hepatitis B virus infection by Doo, Edward, Liang, T.Jake

“…Synthesis of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA genome occurs within the viral nucleocapsid in a mechanistically ordered fashion. The nucleocapsid contains small…”
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Structural and Functional Characterization of Interaction between Hepatitis B Virus X Protein and the Proteasome Complex by Zhang, Zhensheng, Torii, Nobuyuki, Furusaka, Akihiro, Malayaman, Navara, Hu, Zongyi, Liang, T.Jake

“…Hepatitis B virus (HBV) has a unique fourth open reading frame coding for a 16.5-kDa protein known as hepatitis B virus X protein (HBX). The importance of HBX…”
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Maintenance therapy with ribavirin in patients with chronic hepatitis C who fail to respond to combination therapy with interferon alfa and ribavirin by Hoofnagle, Jay H., Ghany, Marc G., Kleiner, David E., Doo, Edward, Heller, Theo, Promrat, Kittichai, Ong, Janus, Khokhar, Farooq, Soza, Alejandro, Herion, David, Park, Yoon, Everhart, James E., Liang, T.Jake

“…To assess the efficacy and safety of maintenance therapy with ribavirin alone in chronic hepatitis C, 108 patients were treated with the combination of…”
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Hepatitis C virus–like particles induce virus-specific humoral and cellular immune responses in mice by Lechmann, Martin, Murata, Kazumoto, Satoi, Jujin, Vergalla, John, Baumert, Thomas F., Liang, T.Jake

“…We have recently described the production of hepatitis C virus–like particles (HCV-LPs) in insect cells that resemble the putative virions. Here we evaluate…”
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Chemokine systems and hepatitis C virus infection: Is truth in the genes of the beholders? by Promrat, Kittichai, Liang, T.Jake

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Hepatitis C virus-like particles synthesized in insect cells as a potential vaccine candidate by Baumert, Thomas F., Vergalla, John, Satoi, Jujin, Thomson, Michael, Lechmann, Martin, Herion, David, Greenberg, Harry B., Ito, Susumu, Liang, T.Jake

“…Background & Aims: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a leading cause of chronic hepatitis in the world. Successful vaccine development is crucial in controlling…”
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Emergence of a distinct pattern of viral mutations in chimpanzees infected with a homogeneous inoculum of hepatitis C virus by Thomson, Michael, Nascimbeni, Michelina, Gonzales, Sophia, Murthy, Krishna K., Rehermann, Barbara, Liang, T.Jake

“…Background & Aims: Prospective, long-term study of viral evolution and immunologic responses in chimpanzees infected with a homogeneous hepatitis C virus (HCV)…”
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Hepatitis C virus–like particles combined with novel adjuvant systems enhance virus-specific immune responses by Qiao, Ming, Murata, Kazumoto, Davis, Anthony R., Jeong, Sook-Hyang, Liang, T.Jake

“…We have previously described the generation of hepatitis C virus–like particles (HCV-LPs) in insect cells and shown that immunization with HCV-LPs elicited…”
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Odysseus's lament: Death of mentor by Liang, T.Jake

“…GASTROENTEROLOGY 2000;119:1429…”
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Of Circe and man: The quandaries of xenotransplantation by Liang, T.Jake

“…GASTROENTEROLOGY 1998;115:811…”
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Complementary and alternative medicine: The roots of healing by Liang, T.Jake

“…GASTROENTEROLOGY 1999;117:1041…”
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Hepatitis c virus genotypes and viremia and hepatocellular carcinoma in the united states by Reid, Andrea E, Koziel, Margaret James, Aiza, Ignasio, Jeffers, Lennox, Reddy, Rajender, Schiff, Eugene, Lau, Johnson Y.N, Dienstag, Jules L, Liang, T.Jake

“…OBJECTIVE: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a well recognized cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The pathogenic significance of HCV genotypes in…”
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Fulminant or subfulminant non-A, non-B viral hepatitis: the role of hepatitis C and E viruses by Liang, T J, Jeffers, L, Reddy, R K, Silva, M O, Cheinquer, H, Findor, A, De Medina, M, Yarbough, P O, Reyes, G R, Schiff, E R

“…Although non-A, non-B (NANB) viral hepatitis has been implicated as an etiology of fulminant hepatitis, hepatitis C virus (HCV) has not been shown to result in…”
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Association of hepatitis B viral precore mutations with fulminant hepatitis B in Japan by Hasegawa, K, Huang, J K, Wands, J R, Obata, H, Liang, T J

“…We studied the precore DNA sequences of hepatitis B viral genomes in five patients with fulminant hepatitis B and in five with acute self-limited hepatitis B…”
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