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Changes in hepatitis C virus infection routes and genotype distribution in a Lithuanian cohort with chronic hepatitis C.
Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research - 1 Apr 2009
Liakina Valentina, Speiciene Danute, Irnius Algimantas, Valantinas Jonas
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BACKGROUND: We evaluated the distribution of hepatitis C virus genotypes and determined their association with routes of infection according to the sex and age of the study subjects. MATERIAL/METHODS: We studied 1158 patients with chronic hepatitis C. Hepatitis C virus antibodies were detected with a microparticle enzyme immunoassay, hepatitis C virus ribonucleic acid was identified via polymerase chain reaction,...
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