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Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis C virus in Iran as reflected by phylogenetic analysis of the NS5B region.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Oct 2004
Samimi-Rad Katayoun, Nategh Rakhshandeh, Malekzadeh Reza, Norder Helene, Magnius Lars
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) subtypes were determined in 125 Iranian patients by phylogenetic analysis within the NS5B or 5'-UTR/core regions. Subtypes 1a and 3a were predominant accounting for 47 and 36%, whereas 1b and 4 accounted for 8 and 7%. This subtype distribution differs from that of Turkey and Pakistan, where subtypes 1b and 3a dominate and also from neighbouring Arabic countries where subtype 4 is the...
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