Hepatitis C virus

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:virus
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:HCV
gptkbp:affects liver
gptkbp:cause gptkb:hepatitis_C
liver cancer
cirrhosis
chronic infection
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Charles_M._Rice
gptkb:Harvey_J._Alter
gptkb:Michael_Houghton
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1989
gptkbp:entryReceptor gptkb:CD81
gptkb:OCLN
gptkb:CLDN1
gptkb:SR-BI
gptkbp:enveloped true
gptkbp:family gptkb:Flaviviridae
gptkbp:gene genotype 1
genotype 2
genotype 3
genotype 4
genotype 5
genotype 6
genotype 7
gptkbp:genomeType single-stranded RNA
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Hepacivirus
gptkbp:hasProtein NS3 protein
NS5A protein
NS5B protein
core protein
envelope protein E1
envelope protein E2
gptkbp:hostedBy humans
chimpanzees
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hepatitis C virus
gptkbp:notableWinner 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (for discovery)
gptkbp:numberOfGenes 7
gptkbp:order gptkb:Amarillovirales
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:GB_virus_B
gptkb:Hepatitis_G_virus
gptkbp:replicationSite gptkb:cytoplasm
gptkbp:shape icosahedral
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:species
gptkbp:transmissionRoute blood-to-blood contact
shared needles
sexual contact (rare)
unscreened blood transfusions
gptkbp:treatment direct-acting antivirals
gptkbp:vaccineAvailable false
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hepatitis_C
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5