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[The ability of small interfering RNA oligonucleotides to decrease the infective activity of hepatitis C virus in the

A S Bavykin, D V Mishin, A V Karpukhin

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    |July 28, 2012
    PubMed
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    Small interfering RNA (siRNA) demonstrated antiviral activity against hepatitis C virus (HCV) in cell cultures. This RNA interference technique protected cells and reduced infectious virus production.

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