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Dynamic coinfection with multiple viral subtypes in acute hepatitis C.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 15 Dec 2010
Smith Jennifer A, Aberle Judith H, Fleming Vicki M, Ferenci Peter, Thomson Emma C, Karayiannis Peter, McLean Angela R, Holzmann Heidemarie, Klenerman Paul
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INTRODUCTION: Acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is rarely studied, but virus sequence evolution and host-virus dynamics during this early stage may influence the outcome of infection. Hypervariable region 1 (HVR1) is genetically diverse and under selective pressure from the host immune response. We analyzed HVR1 evolution by frequent sampling of an acutely infected HCV cohort. METHODS: Three or more...
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