Article
Genetic diversity of HCV in Brazil.
Antiviral therapy - 1 Jan 2013
Lampe Elisabeth, Lewis-Ximenez Lia, Espírito-Santo Marcia P, Delvaux Nathália M, Pereira Sergio A, Peres-da-Silva Allan, Martins Regina M B, Soares Marcelo A, Santos André F, Vidal Luãnna L, Germano Fabiana N, de Martinez Ana Maria B, Basso Rossana, Pinho João R Rebello, Malta Fernanda M, Gomes-Gouvêa Michele, Moliterno Ricardo A, Bertolini Dennis A, Fujishima Mayara A T, Bello Gonzalo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Many studies have documented the molecular epidemiological scenario of HCV within individual Brazilian states, but we still have an incomplete understanding of the dispersion dynamics of the virus in different regions throughout the country. METHODS: A total of 676 HCV NS5B gene sequences of subtypes 1a (n=321), 1b (n=170) and 3a (n=185), isolated from seven different Brazilian states covering four...
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