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Yuji Sobao
Researcher at National Institutes of Health
Publications - 3
Citations - 176
Yuji Sobao is an academic researcher from National Institutes of Health. The author has contributed to research in topics: Hepatitis C & Immune system. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 3 publications receiving 170 citations.
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Effects of antiviral therapy on the cellular immune response in acute hepatitis C
Fareed Rahman,Theo Heller,Yuji Sobao,Eishiro Mizukoshi,Michelina Nascimbeni,Harvey J. Alter,Steven K. Herrine,Jay H. Hoofnagle,T. Jake Liang,Barbara Rehermann +9 more
TL;DR: A sustained response to antiviral therapy was not associated with a lasting enhancement of HCV‐specific T‐cell responsiveness in the blood, as previously reported.
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Occupational Exposure to Hepatitis C Virus: Early T-Cell Responses in the Absence of Seroconversion in a Longitudinal Cohort Study
Theo Heller,JM Werner,Fareed Rahman,Eishiro Mizukoshi,Yuji Sobao,Ann Marie Gordon,Arlene Sheets,Averell H. Sherker,Ellen R. Kessler,Kathleen S. Bean,Steven K. Herrine,M'Lou Stevens,James M. Schmitt,Barbara Rehermann +13 more
TL;DR: Subclinical transmission of HCV occurs frequently, resulting in infection and synthesis of nonstructural proteins despite undetectable systemic viremia and T-cell responses are more sensitive indicators of this low-level HCV exposure than antibodies.