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Hepatitis C virus genotypes in the Islamic Republic of Iran: a preliminary study.
Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit - 1 Jan 2000
Zali M R, Mayumi M, Raoufi M, Nowroozi A
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According to the divergent geographical distribution of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) and the fact that the virus possesses six major genotypes and more than 90 subtypes, we decided to determine the prevalence of the major HCV genotypes in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Serum samples from 21 HCV infected individuals were tested primarily by second generation of enzyme immunosorbent assay and the two-stage PCR...
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