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[National and regional distribution of hepatitis C virus genotypes in Chile].
Revista chilena de infectologia : organo oficial de la Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia - 1 Oct 2013
Venegas Mauricio, Torres Claudio, Urzúa Alvaro, Brahm Javier
Abstract excerpt
Genotyping of hepatitis C virus has an important prognostic value for response to antiviral therapy. The results of hepatits C virus genotyping performed between 1994 and 2012 from 1,766 patients of different regions of Chile are reported. Global genotype (Gt) distribution was as follows: 7.87% Gt1a, 72.71% Gt1b, 1.98% Gt2, 16.53% Gt3a, 0.57% Gt4, 0.28% Gt5a and 0.06% Gt6. In most regions the genotype...
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