The Hepatitis C Virus 5'UTR Genomic Region Remains Highly Conserved Under HAART: A 4- to 8-Year Longitudinal Study from HCV/HIV Co-Infected Patients

IT HAS BEEN REPORTED that hepatitis C virus (HCV) may be lymphotropic in the setting of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) coinfection. In HTV-infected subjects, HCV may replicate in the same cells as HIV-1, which increases the opportunity for direct interactions between these pathogens. Without any antiviral-therapy pressure, both viruses could establish a competitive relation for this particular cellular scenario super(1).