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Identification of novel HCV deletion mutants in chronic hepatitis C patients.
Antiviral therapy - 1 Jan 2012
Kohno Tomohiko, Tsuge Masataka, Hayes C Nelson, Hatakeyama Tsuyoshi, Ohnishi Mayu, Abe Hiromi, Miki Daiki, Hiraga Nobuhiko, Imamura Michio, Takahashi Shoichi, Ochi Hidenori, Tanaka Shinji, Chayama Kazuaki
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BACKGROUND: The HCV genome consists of a positive 9.6 kb single-strand of RNA. Nucleotide substitutions in the HCV genome are common and a 2 kb deletion has been reported. METHODS: A total of 117 chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients who were treated with pegylated interferon plus ribavirin combination therapy were enrolled in this study. Total RNA was extracted from the patients' sera and reverse transcription and...
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