PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - G Cole AU - N Coleman AU - E Soilleux TI - HCV and HIV binding lectin, DC-SIGNR, is expressed at all stages of HCV induced liver disease AID - 10.1136/jcp.57.1.79 DP - 2004 Jan 01 TA - Journal of Clinical Pathology PG - 79--80 VI - 57 IP - 1 4099 - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/57/1/79.short 4100 - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/57/1/79.full SO - J Clin Pathol2004 Jan 01; 57 AB - The process by which hepatitis C virus (HCV) enters cells and the reason for its hepatotropism remain obscure. Recently, the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) binding lectins, DC-SIGN and DC-SIGNR, were shown to bind HCV. This article reports the expression of DC-SIGN and DC-SIGNR in HCV related liver disease and discusses whether these lectins, in particular DC-SIGNR, are responsible for HCV hepatotropism.