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Hepatitis C is a virus that attacks the liver and can cause liver disease. Liver disease has been linked to a reduction in albumin levels in patients analyzed. Albumin is an important protein in humans. It functions primarily to regulate oncotic pressure of blood, which is important for the regulation of fluids in vessels of the body and tissue repair. On average, patients with liver disease show a 10-30% decrease in blood-albumin levels.
(a) Identify the organelle in liver cells that is most likely being affected by hepatitis C and (b) justify your reasoning.

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The most likely organelle that is affected by hepatitis C in liver cells should be ribosomes due they synthesize proteins including albumin.

What are the ribosomes?

The ribosomes are well known to be the protein factories of cells that use amino acids as building blocks to synthesize proteins.

Ribosomes are be affected by hepatitis C  because this RNA virus binds to the ribosome to induce a switch in the process of protein translation initiation to the second step (protein elongation).

Albumin is one of the most common proteins in the bloodstream which is heavily synthesized by the ribosomes present in all cell types.

In conclusion, the most likely organelle that is affected by hepatitis C in liver cells should be ribosomes due they synthesize proteins including albumin.

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