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Hepatitis C virus: How genetic variability affects pathobiology of disease.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 Jan 2011
Chayama Kazuaki, Hayes C Nelson
Abstract excerpt
As an RNA virus, hepatitis C virus (HCV) shows a characteristically high level of nucleotide diversity. Accumulation of nucleotide substitutions in the virus has resulted in diversification into quasispecies, subtypes and distinct genotypes. Pathobiological studies linking nucleotide and amino acid sequences with clinical findings have identified relationships between certain genotypes and characteristic...
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