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[Determination of hepatitis C virus genotypes among hepatitis C patients in Eastern Black Sea Region, Turkey].
Mikrobiyoloji bulteni - 1 Oct 2013
Buruk Celal Kurtuluş, Bayramoğlu Gülçin, Reis Ahu, Kaklıkkaya Neşe, Tosun Ilknur, Aydın Faruk
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus (HCV), the major cause of transfusion-associated hepatitis, is an important public health problem in the world as well as in Turkey. HCV is grouped as six distinct genotypes and a large number of closely-related subtypes. Genotyping of HCV is an important tool for providing epidemiological data, prediction of prognosis, and optimization of antiviral therapy. This study was carried out to...
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