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Analysis of the 5' noncoding region versus the NS5b region in genotyping hepatitis C virus isolates from blood donors in France.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jun 2006
Cantaloube Jean-François, Laperche Syria, Gallian Pierre, Bouchardeau Françoise, de Lamballerie Xavier, de Micco Philippe
Abstract excerpt
The 5' noncoding region (5' NCR) of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) has become the standard for genotyping even though several reports show that its use can result in classification errors. The purpose of this study was to perform genotyping based on sequence analysis of the NS5b region in a set of 357 HCV strains isolated from blood donors in France in 2002 and 2003. Results were compared with those previously...
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