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Identification, molecular cloning, and analysis of full-length hepatitis C virus transmitted/founder genotypes 1, 3, and 4.
mBio - 24 Feb 2015
Stoddard Mark B, Li Hui, Wang Shuyi, Saeed Mohsan, Andrus Linda, Ding Wenge, Jiang Xinpei, Learn Gerald H, von Schaewen Markus, Wen Jessica, Goepfert Paul A, Hahn Beatrice H, Ploss Alexander, Rice Charles M, Shaw George M
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UNLABELLED: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is characterized by persistent replication of a complex mixture of viruses termed a "quasispecies." Transmission is generally associated with a stringent population bottleneck characterized by infection by limited numbers of "transmitted/founder" (T/F) viruses. Characterization of T/F genomes of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) has been integral to studies...
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