We have analyzed the population of hepatitis C virus (HCV) sequences in paired liver and serum samples from four patients with chronic hepatitis C, Sequences from three different biopsy specimens from a liver explant from one patient were compared with each other and with the circulating sequences. Our results demonstrate that the circulating quasispecies does not necessarily reflect the viral population replicating in the liver and that this is not due to a macroscopic anatomic compartmentalization of HCV replication. This finding has important implications for the pathogenesis and natural history of chronic HCV infection.
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Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Hosp Gen Univ Vall dHebron, Dept Internal Med, Liver Unit, Barcelona 08035, SpainUniv Autonoma Barcelona, Hosp Gen Univ Vall dHebron, Dept Internal Med, Liver Unit, Barcelona 08035, Spain
Cabot, B
Martell, M
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Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Hosp Gen Univ Vall dHebron, Dept Internal Med, Liver Unit, Barcelona 08035, SpainUniv Autonoma Barcelona, Hosp Gen Univ Vall dHebron, Dept Internal Med, Liver Unit, Barcelona 08035, Spain
Martell, M
Esteban, JI
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Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Hosp Gen Univ Vall dHebron, Dept Internal Med, Liver Unit, Barcelona 08035, SpainUniv Autonoma Barcelona, Hosp Gen Univ Vall dHebron, Dept Internal Med, Liver Unit, Barcelona 08035, Spain
Esteban, JI
Piron, M
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Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Hosp Gen Univ Vall dHebron, Dept Internal Med, Liver Unit, Barcelona 08035, SpainUniv Autonoma Barcelona, Hosp Gen Univ Vall dHebron, Dept Internal Med, Liver Unit, Barcelona 08035, Spain
Piron, M
Otero, T
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Otero, T
Esteban, R
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Esteban, R
Guardia, J
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Guardia, J
Gómez, J
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