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Genetic diversity of HCV among various high risk populations (IDAs, thalassemia, hemophilia, HD patients) in Iran.
Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine - 1 Jul 2013
Rafiei A, Darzyani Azizi M, Taheri S, Haghshenas M R, Hosseinian A, Makhlough A
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine the patterns of distribution of HCV genotypes among high risk population in north of Iran. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 135 HCV RNA-positive high risk individuals including thalassemia, hemophilia, patients under hemodialysis and intravenous drug addicts. HCV genotypes were determined based on amplification with type-specific primers methods. RESULTS: Among the 187...
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