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Most common genotypes and risk factors for HCV in Gaza strip: a cross sectional study.
Virology journal - 16 Jul 2009
Ayesh Basim M, Zourob Sofia S, Abu-Jadallah Salah Y, Shemer-Avni Yonat
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The present work aims at determining HCV genotypes in patients with chronic HCV infection, in Gaza strip, Palestine. The most common risk factors for HCV transmission were also evaluated in conjunction with the genotyping data. RESULTS: The study shows that there are only two major genotypes of HCV in Gaza Strip: Genotype 1 (subtypes 1a and 1b) collectively contribute to 28.3% of the cases, and...
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