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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes in the Caribbean island of Martinique: evidence for a large radiation of HCV-2 and for a recent introduction from Europe of HCV-4.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Feb 2004
Martial Jenny, Morice Yoann, Abel Sylvie, Cabié André, Rat Christelle, Lombard Frédéric, Edouard André, Pierre-Louis Serge, Garsaud Philippe, Béra Odile, Chout Roger, Gordien Emmanuel, Deny Paul, Césaire Raymond
Abstract excerpt
Molecular epidemiological studies of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the Caribbean may help to specify the origin and spread of HCV infection. Indeed, the Caribbean population is intermixed from European and African origins and geographically close to the American continent. We characterized HCV genot...
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