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Presence of multiple genotype-specific antibodies in patients with persistent infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) of a single genotype: evidence for transient or occult superinfection with HCV of different genotypes.
The American journal of gastroenterology - 1 Aug 1999
Toyoda H, Fukuda Y, Hayakawa T, Kumada T, Nakano S, Takamatsu J, Saito H
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: We investigated the significance of multiple genotype-specific antibodies in patients with persistent infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) of a single genotype. METHODS: Titers of genotype-specific antibodies to group 1 and 2 HCV polypeptides in the NS4 region of HCV were measured in 53 hemophiliacs and 58 nonhemophiliacs who were persistently infected with HCV of a single genotype. In addition,...
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