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Subtyping genotype 2 hepatitis C viruses from Tunisia: identification of two putative new subtypes.
Virus genes - 1 Apr 2014
Rajhi Mouna, Mejri Selma, Djebbi Ahlem, Chouaieb Soufiene, Cheikh Imed, Ben Yahia Ahlem, Sadraoui Amel, Hammami Walid, Azouz Msaddak, Ben Mami Nabil, Triki Henda
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HCV variants were classified into six genotypes (1-6) subdivided into several subtypes with different geographic distribution worldwide. Previous studies conducted in Tunisia showed that genotype 1 counts for more than 80 % of circulating HCV genotypes and most of the isolates belong to subtype 1b. Genotype 2 comes in the second position, however, few sequences have been analyzed and published. In the present...
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