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Genotype Distribution and Molecular Epidemiology of Hepatitis C Virus in Hubei, Central China.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Peng Jing, Lu Yanjun, Liu Weiyong, Zhu Yaowu, Yan Xiaoling, Xu Jingxin, Wang Xiong, Wang Yue, Liu Wei, Sun Ziyong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the molecular epidemiology of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Central China. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: A total of 570 patients from Hubei Province in central China were enrolled. These patients were tested positive for HCV antibody prior to blood transfusion. Among them, 177 were characterized by partial NS5B and/or Core-E1 sequences and classified into five subtypes:...
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