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Determining hepatitis C virus genotype distribution among high-risk groups in Iran using real-time PCR.
World journal of gastroenterology - 21 May 2014
Jamalidoust Marzieh, Namayandeh Mandana, Asaei Sadaf, Aliabadi Nasrin, Ziyaeyan Mazyar
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AIM: To assess hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype patterns among high-risk Iranian groups, using real-time RT-PCR. METHODS: In this study, we evaluated the distribution of different HCV genotypes among injection drug users and other high-risk groups over a 4-year period (from 2009 to 2012) using real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Sera from 888 HCV-infected patients residing in southern and southwest Iran...
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