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Introduction of new subtypes and variants of hepatitis C virus genotype 4 in South Africa.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Apr 2012
Gededzha Maemu P, Selabe Selokela G, Kyaw Thanda, Rakgole J Nare, Blackard Jason T, Mphahlele M Jeffery
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype is an important predictor of disease progression and treatment response. This descriptive study investigated the sequence diversity and genotypes of HCV in South Africa based on comparative analysis of the 5' untranslated region (UTR), C/E1, and NS5B regions of 60 sequences from 52 patients. Genotype distribution in the studied population was as follows: 54% (28/52) were genotype...
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