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Hepatitis C virus genotypes and associated risk factors in the state of Pará, Northern Brazil.
The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Castro Geison Luiz Costa de, Amoras Ednelza da Graça Silva, Araújo Mauro Sérgio Moura de, Conde Simone Regina Souza da Silva, Vallinoto Antonio Carlos R
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BACKGROUND: Despite the emergence of more effective therapies, hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection remains a serious public health problem at the global level. Currently, this virus is classified into seven genotypes and 67 subgenotypes, which in turn are distributed heterogeneously in Brazil and worldwide. Studies have shown that this genetic divergence results in differences in the progression of chronic disease...
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