Article
Genotypes of hepatitis C virus in the Indian sub-continent: a decade-long experience from a tertiary care hospital in South India.
Indian journal of medical microbiology - 1 Jan 2000
Christdas J, Sivakumar J, David J, Daniel H D J, Raghuraman S, Abraham P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a leading cause of chronic liver disease (CLD) that can progress to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Genotypes of HCV can vary in pathogenicity and can impact on treatment outcome. OBJECTIVES: To study the different genotypes among patients with HCV related CLD attending a tertiary care hospital in south India during 2002-2012. STUDY DESIGN: Study subjects were those...
Topics
- 5' Untranslated Regions
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C, Chronic
- Humans
- India
- Molecular Epidemiology
- Phylogeography
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
- RNA, Viral
- Retrospective Studies
- Sequence Analysis, DNA