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HCV infection in northeastern Brazil: unexpected high prevalence of genotype 3a and absence of African genotypes.
Arquivos de gastroenterologia - 1 Jan 2000
Paraná R, Vitvitski L, Berby F, Portugal M, Cotrim H P, Cavalcante A, Lyra L, Trepo C
Abstract excerpt
The genomic diversity of HCV embraces 6 genotypes and at least 52 subtypes with clinical and epidemiological correlations. There is a paucity of studies assessing HCV genotypes and biomolecular epidemiology in Brazil. We studied genotype distribution and epidemiological aspects in 232 HCV carriers, 133 (57.9%) males and 99 (42.1%) females, followed in the liver disease referral unit in Salvador, BA, northeastern...
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