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Distribution of hepatitis C virus genotypes in volunteer blood donors from Chengdu, China.
Archives of virology - 1 Jul 2016
Gong Tianxiang, Zhao Xin, Luo Yijia, Hong Ying, Li Shuping, Fu Xuemei
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a significant pathogen of global concern. The virus is usually spread through blood contact, such as transfusion, hemodialysis and injection of illegal drugs. HCV genotypes have a geographic distribution in different areas. In this paper, we focus on the distribution of HCV genotypes from volunteer blood donors in Chengdu. The prevalence of genotypes was analyzed using phylogenetic...
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