Researchers have provided new insights into the lasting effects of chronic Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection on the immune system, even after the disease has been successfully treated. The research team has discovered that traces of ‘epigenetic scars’ remain in regulatory T cells and exhibit sustained inflammatory properties long after the virus is cleared from the body.
Hepatitis C leaves ‘scars’ in immune cells even after successful treatment
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