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Morocco underwent a drift of circulating hepatitis C virus subtypes in recent decades.
Archives of virology - 1 Mar 2012
Brahim Ikram, Akil Abdelah, Mtairag El Mostafa, Pouillot Régis, Malki Abdelouhad El, Nadir Salwa, Alaoui Rhimou, Njouom Richard, Pineau Pascal, Ezzikouri Sayeh, Benjelloun Soumaya
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) isolates circulating in Morocco are poorly documented. To determine the subgenotype distribution of HCV in chronically infected patients, serum samples from 185 anti-HCV-positive patients were analyzed. Determination of the HCV genotype and subtype was performed by sequencing the 5'UTR, NS5B and core regions. According to the NS5B phylogeny, the HCV strains primarily belonged to subtypes...
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