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Molecular analysis of HCV type 1 to 5 envelope gene: application to investigations of posttransfusion transmission of HCV.
Transfusion - 1 Jun 2000
Cantaloube J, Venault H, Zappitelli J, Gallian P, Touinssi M, Attoui H, Biagini P, de Lamballerie X, de Micco P
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BACKGROUND: Until 1990, HCV infection was common in transfused patients, resulting in more than 200,000 cases of posttransfusion hepatitis C in France alone. A molecular method that permits the investigation of posttransfusion hepatitis C infections is presented. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: Viral sequences in the envelope region of HCV were obtained for 12 pairs of blood recipients and their respective blood...
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