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Frequency distribution of HCV genotypes among chronic hepatitis C patients of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Virology journal - 26 Apr 2011
Ali Sajid, Ali Ijaz, Azam Sadiq, Ahmad Bashir
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) genotypes frequency is important for the predication of response to therapy and duration of treatment. Despite variable response rates experienced in the case of Interferon (IFN) -based therapies, there was scarcity of data on HCV genotypes frequency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK). STUDY DESIGN: A total of 200 blood samples were collected from chronic HCV patients prior to the...
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