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Distribution of hepatitis C virus genotypes in the Middle East.

International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 Jul 2006

Ramia S, Eid-Fares J

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It is well established that hepatitis C develops into cirrhosis of the liver and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) both of which are fatal diseases. The World Health Organization estimates that there are at least 21.3 million hepatitis C virus (HCV) carriers in the Eastern Mediterranean countries, which is close to the number of carriers estimated in the Americas and Europe combined. With such a high disease burden...

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PMID: 16564719
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2005.07.008

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