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Grapefruit compound may help combat hepatitis C infection

A compound that naturally occurs in grapefruit and other citrus fruits may be able to block the secretion of hepatitis C virus from infected cells, a process required to maintain chronic infection. A team of researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Engineering in Medicine report that the viral secretion required to pass on infection may be blocked by the common flavonoid naringenin.

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