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Back to the origin of HCV 2c subtype and spreading to the Calabria region (Southern Italy) over the last two centuries: a phylogenetic study.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Aug 2014
Marascio Nadia, Ciccozzi Massimo, Equestre Michele, Lo Presti Alessandra, Costantino Angela, Cella Eleonora, Bruni Roberto, Liberto Maria Carla, Pisani Giulio, Zicca Emilia, Barreca Giorgio Settimo, Torti Carlo, Focà Alfredo, Ciccaglione Anna Rita
Abstract excerpt
Circulation of HCV genotype 2 has been described in European Countries where numerous subtypes and unclassified HCV 2 lineages have been reported. In Italy, subtype 1b is the most prevalent, followed by genotype 2. In the present study, phylogeny of HCV 2c was investigated. The phylogeny of HCV 2c isolated from 54 Italian patients in the Calabria region (Southern Italy) was investigated by analyzing a fragment of...
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