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Genotyping and resistance profile of hepatitis C (HCV) genotypes 1-6 by sequencing the NS3 protease region using a single optimized sensitive method.
Journal of virological methods - 1 Oct 2012
Besse Bernard, Coste-Burel Marianne, Bourgeois Nathalie, Feray Cyrille, Imbert-Marcille Berthe-Marie, André-Garnier Elisabeth
Abstract excerpt
The objective was to develop a method of NS3 gene sequencing that allowed simultaneous genotyping and protease inhibitor (PI) resistance profiling of HCV genotypes 1-6. To validate the use of a unique RT-PCR for genotypes 1-6 and evaluate its sensitivity, the NS3 protease region was amplified from 140 plasma samples from patients infected with HCV without previous PI therapy. In parallel, NS5b sequences were...
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