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Researchers find hepatitis A and hepatitis C attack same protein to block immune defenses

Hepatitis A and hepatitis C, two otherwise unrelated liver viruses have one important thing in common: a trick for avoiding destruction by the immune system. Both dodge immune attacks by attacking the same protein -- an essential link in a chain of molecular signals that triggers antiviral responses.

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