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Evolution of hepatitis C virus quasispecies in renal transplant patients with de novo glomerulonephritis.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Apr 2003
Kamar Nassim, Rostaing Lionel, Boulestin Anne, Sandres Karine, Dubois Martine, Ribes David, Modesto Anne, Durand Dominique, Izopet Jacques
Abstract excerpt
Long-term renal allograft survival in kidney transplant recipients infected by hepatitis C virus (HCV) may be influenced by the occurrence of de novo glomerulopathy associated with this virus. Therefore, we studied the evolution of HCV quasispecies in kidney transplant recipients infected by HCV with or without de novo glomerulopathy. The hypervariable region 1 (HVR-1) of the virus envelope was analyzed by...
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