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Tracing the spread of hepatitis C virus in Turkey: a phylogenetic analysis.
Intervirology - 1 Jan 2013
Sunbul Mustafa, Khan Anis, Kurbanov Fuat, Leblebicioglu Hakan, Sugiyama Masaya, Tanaka Yasuhito, Mizokami Masashi
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis C virus (HCV) shows that HCV genotypes are unique with respect to their nucleotide sequence, geographical distribution and clinical relationship. METHODS: In this study we enrolled 67 HCV-infected individuals with various stages of liver disease from four geographical regions of Turkey. A partial NS5B region of the HCV genome was sequenced and subjected to...
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