Hepatitis C Virus Core Protein Inhibits Interferon Production by a Human Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Line and Dysregulates Interferon Regulatory Factor-7 and Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription (STAT) 1 Protein Expression

• Amy E. L. Stone,

  Affiliations Integrated Department in Immunology, University of Colorado Denver and National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado, United States of America, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Hepatitis C Center, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America

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• Angela Mitchell,

  Affiliations Integrated Department in Immunology, University of Colorado Denver and National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado, United States of America, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Hepatitis C Center, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America

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• Jessica Brownell,

  Affiliation Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

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• Daniel J. Miklin,

  Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Hepatitis C Center, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America

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• Lucy Golden-Mason,

  Affiliations Integrated Department in Immunology, University of Colorado Denver and National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado, United States of America, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Hepatitis C Center, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America

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• Stephen J. Polyak,

  Affiliations Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America, Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

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• Michael J. Gale Jr,

  Affiliation Department of Immunology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

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• Hugo R. Rosen

  * E-mail: Hugo.Rosen@UCDENVER.edu

  Affiliations Integrated Department in Immunology, University of Colorado Denver and National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado, United States of America, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Hepatitis C Center, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America, Denver Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center, Denver, Colorado, United States of America

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