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Clinical significance of hepatitis C virus genotypes.
Clinical microbiology reviews - 1 Apr 2000
Zein N N
Abstract excerpt
On the basis of phylogenetic analysis of nucleotide sequences, multiple genotypes and subtypes of hepatitis C virus (HCV) have been identified. Characterization of these genetic groups is likely to facilitate and contribute to the development of an effective vaccine against infection with HCV. Differences among HCV genotypes in geographic distributions have provided investigators with an epidemiologic marker that...
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