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Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of Korean patients with hepatitis C virus genotype 6.
Clinical and molecular hepatology - 1 Mar 2013
Seong Mun Hyuk, Kil Ho, Kim Jong Yeop, Lee Sang Soo, Jang Eun Sun, Kim Jin-Wook, Jeong Sook-Hyang, Kim Young Seok, Bae Si Hyun, Lee Youn Jae, Lee Han Chu, Yun Haesun, Kang Byung Hak, Kim Kisang
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: The distribution of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes varies geographically. In Korea, genotypes 1 and 2 comprise more than 90% of HCV infections, while genotype 6 is very rare. This study compared the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of patients with genotype 6 HCV infection with those infected with HCV genotypes 1 and 2. METHODS: This was a prospective, multicenter HCV cohort study...
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