HCV Induces Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase, Increases Its Catalytic Activity, and Promotes Caspase Degradation in Infected Human Hepatocytes

• Zhaowen Zhu,

  Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine and Research Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, IA, United States of America, Department of Internal Medicine Roy G. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa Iowa City, IA, United States of America

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• Huy Tran,

  Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine Roy G. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa Iowa City, IA, United States of America

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• M. Meleah Mathahs,

  Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine and Research Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, IA, United States of America

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• Thomas O. Moninger,

  Affiliation Central Microscopy Research Facility Roy G. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa Iowa City, IA, United States of America

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• Warren N. Schmidt

  * E-mail: warren-schmidt@uiowa.edu

  Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine and Research Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, IA, United States of America, Department of Internal Medicine Roy G. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa Iowa City, IA, United States of America

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