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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes in 373 Italian children with HCV infection: changing distribution and correlation with clinical features and outcome.
Gut - 1 Jun 2005
Bortolotti F, Resti M, Marcellini M, Giacchino R, Verucchi G, Nebbia G, Zancan L, Marazzi M G, Barbera C, Maccabruni A, Zuin G, Maggiore G, Balli F, Vajro P, Lepore L, Molesini M, Guido M, Bartolacci S, Noventa F
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Little is known of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes in HCV infected children. This retrospective, multicentre study investigated genotype distribution and correlation with clinical features and outcome in a large series of Italian children. METHODS: Between 1990 and 2002, 373 HCV RNA positive children, consecutively recruited in 15 centres, were assayed for genotypes by a commercial line...
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