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Escape from planned obsolescence: Hepatitis C, the cirrhotic liver, and clonal expansions
J Exp Med. 2020 Mar 2;217(3):e20191070. doi: 10.1084/jem.20191070.
Andrea D Branch1
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1Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.
Abstract
Eliminating the burden of disease caused by hepatitis C virus infection is proving difficult, despite the availability of curative drug treatments. Progress will require innovations in healthcare delivery and a deeper understanding of how the liver and other vital organs survive damage caused by chronic injury.