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Genotype diversity of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in HCV-associated liver disease patients in Indonesia.
Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Sept 2010
Utama Andi, Tania Navessa Padma, Dhenni Rama, Gani Rino Alvani, Hasan Irsan, Sanityoso Andri, Lelosutan Syafruddin A R, Martamala Ruswhandi, Lesmana Laurentius Adrianus, Sulaiman Ali, Tai Susan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype distribution in Indonesia has been reported. However, the identification of HCV genotype was based on 5'-UTR or NS5B sequence. AIMS: This study was aimed to observe HCV core sequence variation among HCV-associated liver disease patients in Jakarta, and to analyse the HCV genotype diversity based on the core sequence. METHODS: Sixty-eight chronic hepatitis (CH), 48...
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