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Prevalence of hepatitis C virus genotypes in a Spanish liver transplant unit.
Transplantation proceedings - 1 Apr 2005
Moreno Planas J M, Fernández Ruiz M, Portero Azorin F, Boullosa Graña E, Rubio González E, Martín Garcia S, Martinez Arrieta F, Jiménez Garrido M, Sánchez Turrión V, Cuervas-Mons Martinez V
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INTRODUCTION: Among the at least six major identified genotypes of HCV, genotype 1b, the one associated with a poorer prognosis, is the most prevalent in Spain. We aimed to compare the distribution of hepatitis C virus genotypes in our liver transplant unit with that of the other HCV patients at our institution (n = 413) in order to assess whether genotype 1b is more prevalent among patients with more severe...
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