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Analysing the evolutionary history of HCV: puzzle of ancient phylogenetic discordance.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Jun 2007
Magiorkinis G, Ntziora F, Paraskevis D, Magiorkinis E, Hatzakis A
Abstract excerpt
Though recombination is an important evolutionary strategy in RNA viruses, only two cases of HCV recombinant strains have been reported. Our objective was to analyze the evolutionary history of the HCV genotypes aiming to obtain evidence of significant phylogenetic discordance due to either recombination or selective forces leading to convergent/divergent evolution. The data support an evolutionary preservation...
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