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Changing prevalence of hepatitis C virus genotypes: molecular epidemiology and clinical implications in the hepatitis C virus hyperendemic areas and a tertiary referral center in Taiwan.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Sept 2001
Yu M L, Chuang W L, Chen S C, Dai C Y, Hou C, Wang J H, Lu S N, Huang J F, Lin Z Y, Hsieh M Y, Tsai J F, Wang L Y, Chang W Y
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To determine the hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype distribution in Taiwan and to clarify the relationship between genotype and the pathogenesis of HCV infection, 1,164 subjects positive for serum HCV antibodies and HCV RNA from three HCV hyperendemic areas (Masago, Tzukuan, and Taoyuan) and a tertiary referral center in Taiwan were studied during 1995-1997. HCV genotypes and viral loads were determined using...
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