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Sequence variation of the HVR1 region of Hepatitis C virus in response to interferon-α and ribavirin treatment.
Journal of infection in developing countries - 28 May 2011
Al-Qahtani Ahmed Ali, Rubino Salvatore, Al-Ahdal Mohammed N
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INTRODUCTION: Hepatitis C virus (HCV), which is a major cause of liver diseases worldwide, undergoes genetic variation during the course of infection. The aim of this study was to examine sequence variations within the HVR1 region of HCV genotype 4 in infected Saudi patients treated with a combination therapy of interferon-α and ribavirin. METHODOLOGY: cDNA of the HVR1 region of HVC-4 from one responder and one...
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