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High-Resolution Evolutionary Analysis of Within-Host Hepatitis C Virus Infection.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 5 May 2019
Raghwani Jayna, Wu Chieh-Hsi, Ho Cynthia K Y, De Jong Menno, Molenkamp Richard, Schinkel Janke, Pybus Oliver G, Lythgoe Katrina A
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BACKGROUND: Despite recent breakthroughs in treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, we have limited understanding of how virus diversity generated within individuals impacts the evolution and spread of HCV variants at the population scale. Addressing this gap is important for identifying the main sources of disease transmission and evaluating the risk of drug-resistance mutations emerging and...
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