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The UK To Tackle Hep C With a Clinical Database of 10,000

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February 7, 2011

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A United Kingdom charity is spearheading the development of a large network of patients and research to better understand, treat and prevent the Hepatitis C virus.

10,000 Hepatitis C patients could hold the key to better treatment

02/02/2011

The Medical Research Foundation, an independent registered charity established by the Medical Research Council (MRC), has donated nearly £2 million to establish a clinical database of 10,000 patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV).

This will enable a UK-wide network of researchers to find new ways to tackle the deadly infection.

While there has been considerable progress in the scientific understanding of the disease in recent years, it is currently extremely difficult to track effectively the spread of HCV and to understand the biological roots of the illness.

Dr John McLauchlan will lead the project at the newly-established Medical Research Council – University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research in partnership with Professor Will Irving at Nottingham University. Patients will be recruited from clinical centres across the UK currently providing care to HCV patients. The initiative will create HCV Research UK, a consortium of clinicians, academics and healthcare professionals, which aims to promote collaborative research into HCV infection across the UK.

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