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Emergence of a genomic variant of the recombinant 2k/1b strain during a mixed Hepatitis C infection: a case report.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Apr 2010
Morel Virginie, Descamps Véronique, François Catherine, Fournier Carole, Brochot Etienne, Capron Dominique, Duverlie Gilles, Castelain Sandrine
Abstract excerpt
To date, few natural intergenotypic recombinant hepatitis C virus (HCV) strains have been characterized. A recombinant strain 2k/1b was detected for one HCV RNA-positive individual who had just completed therapy for HCV 3a genotype infection. In the present report, five serum samples collected over the pre- and post-treatment periods were used to investigate all the present HCV strains and the change over time of...
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