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Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis C infection in Cyprus: evidence of polyphyletic infection.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Feb 2009
Demetriou Victoria L, van de Vijver David A M C, Kostrikis Leondios G
Abstract excerpt
The genetic diversity of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Cyprus is investigated for the first time in this study. Nucleotide sequence analysis of the CORE-E1 and NS5B regions of the HCV genome was performed on blood plasma samples obtained from 77 HCV patients in Cyprus, collected during 2005-2008. The amplified products were sequenced and compared to reference HCV strains of known genotype and subtype in order to...
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