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Hepatitis C of genotype 2: the role of medical invasive exams.
Acta gastro-enterologica Belgica - 1 Jun 2011
Putzeys V, Gérard C, Bastens B, Wain E, Bataille C, Defrance P, Belaiche J, Delwaide J, Belaiche Jacques, Delwaide Jean, de Roover Arnaud, Detry Olivier, Gérard Christiane, Honoré Pierre, Maggipinto Gianni, Rentier Bernard, Vaira Dolores
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Hepatitis C virus genotype 2 is the third in order of frequency in Belgium. The aim of this study was to better define the genotype 2 carriers' epidemiology characteristics. METHODS: In a database comprising 1726 viremic hepatitis C virus patient from the south part of Belgium, the files of 98 genotype 2 carriers were reviewed. RESULTS: There was a strong association between genotype 2 and the...
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