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Hepatitis G virus genotypes in Australia, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands: a possible new Pacific type identified.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 Aug 2000
Mison L, Hyland C, Poidinger M, Borthwick I, Faoagali J, Aeno U, Gowans E
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BACKGROUND: Hepatitis G Virus (HGV)/GB Virus-C (GBV-C) is a newly discovered RNA virus. Nucleotide sequence comparison and phylogenetic studies of the 5' untranslated region (5'UTR) within the viral genome have identified at least three different types which have provisionally been classified as type 1 (West African origin), type 2 (North American origin) and type 3 (Asian origin). METHODS AND RESULTS: The...
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