In vivo, animal model for expression of hepatitis C virus

Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and – Nonhuman animal – The nonhuman animal is a model for human disease

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ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a method for expressing hepatitis C virus in an in vivo, animal model. Viable, hepatitis C virus-infected, human hepatocytes are transplanted into a liver parenchyma of a scid/scid mouse host. The scid/scid mouse host is then maintained in a viable state, for up to five days or greater, whereby viable, morphologically intact human hepatocytes persist in the donor tissue and hepatitis C virus is replicated in the persisting human hepatocytes.

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