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High prevalence of hepatitis C virus subtypes 4c and 4d in Malaga (Spain): Phylogenetic and epidemiological analyses
1 Jan 2006
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major aetiological agent of chronic hepatitis and it may lead to the development of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. HCV has been classified into six clades as a result of high genetic variability. A commercial procedure to genotype HCV in 678 patients from Carlos Haya Regional University Hospital, Malaga was used to study the distribution of HCV genotypes in Malaga,...
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