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Molecular characterization and epidemic history of hepatitis C virus using core sequences of isolates from Central Province, Saudi Arabia.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Shier Medhat K, Iles James C, El-Wetidy Mohammad S, Ali Hebatallah H, Al Qattan Mohammad M
Abstract excerpt
The source of HCV transmission in Saudi Arabia is unknown. This study aimed to determine HCV genotypes in a representative sample of chronically infected patients in Saudi Arabia. All HCV isolates were genotyped and subtyped by sequencing of the HCV core region and 54 new HCV isolates were identified. Three sets of primers targeting the core region were used for both amplification and sequencing of all isolates...
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