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Hepatitis C virus genotype frequency in Isfahan province of Iran: a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Virology journal - 24 Mar 2010
Zarkesh-Esfahani Sayyed H, Kardi Mohammad T, Edalati Masoud
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C is an infectious disease affecting the liver, caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV). The hepatitis C virus is a small, enveloped, single-stranded, positive sense RNA virus with a large genetic heterogeneity. Isolates have been classified into at least eleven major genotypes, based on a nucleotide sequence divergence of 30-35%. Genotypes 1, 2 and 3 circulate around the world, while other...
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