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Migration patterns of hepatitis C virus in China characterized for five major subtypes based on samples from 411 volunteer blood donors from 17 provinces and municipalities.
Journal of virology - 1 Jul 2014
Lu Ling, Wang Min, Xia Wenjie, Tian Linwei, Xu Ru, Li Chunhua, Wang Jingxing, Rong Xia, Xiong Huaping, Huang Ke, Huang Jieting, Nakano Tatsunori, Bennett Phil, Zhang Yong, Zhang Linqi, Fu Yongshui
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: We investigated the migration patterns of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in China. Partial E1 and/or NS5B sequences from 411 volunteer blood donors sampled in 17 provinces and municipalities located in five large regions, the north-northeast, northwest, southwest, central south, and southeast, were characterized. The sequences were classified into eight subtypes (1a, n = 3; 1b, n = 183; 2a, n = 83; 3a, n =...
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