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Review
. 2012 Jan;105(1):29-32.
doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hcr231. Epub 2011 Nov 28.

Hepatitis C virus: current concepts and future challenges

P Klenerman  1 , P K Gupta
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Review

Hepatitis C virus: current concepts and future challenges

P Klenerman et al. QJM. 2012 Jan.
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Timeline for advances in understanding HCV. The coloured blocks represent rough timelines for the key steps in the fields of virology, immunology and therapy. The graph below indicates the approximate success rates for treatment success using the regimens indicated (for Genotype 1). Success rates vary with genotype as well as a number of other factors.
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