Sequence diversity in the 5'-UTR region of GB virus C/hepatitis G virus assessed using sequencing, heteroduplex mobility analysis and single-strand conformation polymorphism.

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GB virus C/hepatitis G virus (GBV-C/HGV) is a positive-sense RNA virus belonging to the Flaviviridae family identified recently. Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was used to detect GBV-C/HGV RNA using nested primers designed to amplify 245 bp of the 5'-untranslated region (UTR). GBV-C/HGV RNA was detected in 20.7% of 101 HCV-RNA positive and 6.8% of 44 HCV-RNA negative specimens....

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