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Correlation of viral loads with HCV genotypes: higher levels of virus were revealed among blood donors infected with 6a strains.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Rong Xia, Lu Ling, Wang Junzhi, Xiong Huaping, Huang Jieting, Chen Jinyan, Huang Ke, Xu Ru, Wang Min, Zhang Xuemei, Guo Tai, Liu Yueyue, Gao Guoquan, Fu Yongshui, Nelson Kenrad E
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BACKGROUND: Both HCV genotypes and viral loads are predictors of therapeutic outcomes among patients treated with α-interferon plus ribavirin; however, such correlation has only been studied for genotypes 1, 2, and 3 but not for genotype 6. METHODOLOGY/FINDINGS: 299 voluntary blood donors were recruited who were HCV viremic. Their mean age was 31.8; the male/female ratio was 3.82 (225/59). The viral loads of HCV...
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