Article
Genotype distribution and molecular epidemiology of hepatitis C virus in blood donors from southeast France.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Aug 2005
Cantaloube Jean-François, Gallian Pierre, Attoui Houssam, Biagini Philippe, De Micco Philippe, de Lamballerie Xavier
Abstract excerpt
The genotype distribution of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in blood donors from southeast France was tracked for a period of 13 years (1991 to 2003). Virus genomes from 321 samples were analyzed by amplification and sequencing of the NS5b and E1 regions. The most frequent genotypes were 1b (30.2%), 1a (27.7%), and 3a (22.4%). Although it was less common, genotype 2 was characterized by the presence of strains belonging...
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