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SUBMITTER: Frias M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6715682 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Frías Mario M Rivero-Juárez Antonio A Téllez Francisco F Palacios Rosario R Jiménez-Arranz Álvaro Á Pineda Juan A JA Merino Dolores D Gómez-Vidal María Amparo MA Pérez-Camacho Inés I Camacho Ángela Á Rivero Antonio A
Scientific reports 20190829 1
Several studies have reported the persistence of HCV RNA in liver and/or peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) in spite of undetectable viremia in patients who have achieved sustained virological response (SVR). This event, defined as occult HCV infection, remains controversial and low titers of persistent virus may be underestimated because it has not yet been analyzed by a highly sensitive test such as droplet digital PCR (ddPCR). This method provides an alternate ultra-sensitive detectio ...[more]