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Naturally occurring genotype 2b/1a hepatitis C virus in the United States.
Virology journal - 3 Oct 2011
Bhattacharya Dipankar, Accola Molly A, Ansari Israr H, Striker Rob, Rehrauer William M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infected patients are frequently repeatedly exposed to the virus, but very few recombinants between two genotypes have been reported. FINDINGS: We describe the discovery of an HCV recombinant using a method developed in a United States clinical lab for HCV genotyping that employs sequencing of both 5' and 3' portions of the HCV genome. Over twelve months, 133 consecutive...
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