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Molecular characterization of hepatitis C virus core region in moroccan intravenous drug users.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Aug 2016
Trimbitas Roxana-Delia, Fayssel Naouar, Serghini Fatima-Zahra, Wakrim Lahcen, Khyatti Meriem, Essalhi Mohammed, Bellefquih Abdelkrim Meziane, Benani Abdelouaheb
Abstract excerpt
Intravenous drug users (IDUs) represent a highly-infected reservoir for Hepatitis C virus (HCV) worldwide, harboring some of the most elevated prevalences and majority of the epidemic in developed nations. Studies aimed at sequencing regions of the viral genome uncovered amino acid mutations, some of which have been implicated in resistance to standard of care pegylated interferon/Ribavirin double therapy. Using...
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