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Japan-specific subtype of hepatitis C virus genotype 1b, J subtype, has relatively low pathogenicity.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Sept 2001
Nakano I, Fukuda Y, Katano Y, Toyoda H, Hayashi K, Kumada T, Nakano S
Abstract excerpt
The prognostic implication of viral genotype 1b for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has been controversial, possibly due to the pathogenetic heterogeneity of genotype 1b. We analyzed two newly delineated subtypes of HCV genotype 1b subtypes with respect to progression of liver disease. Patients with chronic HCV 1b infection (113 total, including 18 with chronic persistent hepatitis, 60 with chronic active...
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