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    J Infect Dis. 2006 Feb 1;193(3):451-4. Epub 2005 Dec 28.

    GB virus C replicates in primary T and B lymphocytes.

    George SL, Varmaz D, Stapleton JT.

    Research Service and Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Louis University Hospital and St. Louis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, MO 63110, USA. georgesl@slu.edu

    GB virus C (GBV-C) infection is common in humans and may persist for decades, although most infected persons clear the virus and subsequently develop antibodies to the envelope glycoprotein. GBV-C replicates in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and CD4(+) T lymphocytes in vitro, and depletion of CD4(+) T lymphocytes has been proposed as the reason for clearance of GBV-C among persons positive for human immunodeficiency virus. We identified GBV-C RNA in purified CD4(+) and CD8(+) T lymphocytes and CD19(+) B lymphocytes removed ex vivo from infected donors and found that GBV-C replicated in vitro in these PBMC subsets, suggesting that GBV-C is a panlymphotropic virus.

    PMID: 16388494 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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