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Phylogenetic analysis of full-length, early infection, hepatitis C virus genomes among people with intravenous drug use: the InC3 Study.
Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 Jan 2017
Rodrigo C, Eltahla A A, Bull R A, Luciani F, Grebely J, Dore G J, Applegate T, Page K, Bruneau J, Morris M D, Cox A L, Osburn W, Kim A Y, Shoukry N H, Lauer G M, Maher L, Schinkel J, Prins M, Hellard M, Lloyd A R
Abstract excerpt
Cross-continental phylogenetic analysis is important to understand subtle molecular differences of currently circulating hepatitis C virus (HCV) subtypes. Existence of such differences can be crucial in pursuing a universal hepatitis C vaccine. We characterized molecular epidemiology of early HCV infections identified across nine cohorts [North America (n=4), Australia (n=4) and Europe (n=1)] in the International...
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