Hepatitis C virus causes severe liver disease. Initial trials of a newly developed agent that prevents the virus reproducing itself look promising. But what are the future prospects for this treatment?
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Rice, C. Fresh assault on hepatitis C. Nature 426, 129–131 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature02105
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