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Hepatitis C Virus Subtypes Novel 6g-Related Subtype and 6w Could Be Indigenous in Southern Taiwan with Characteristic Geographic Distribution.
Viruses - 7 Jul 2021
Tung Hung-Da, Lee Pei-Lun, Chen Jyh-Jou, Kuo Hsing-Tao, Sheu Ming-Jen, Cheng Chun-Ta, Chuang Tang-Wei, Kao Hsu-Ju, Wu Yu-Hsun, Pang Mai-Gio, Lin Cheng-Heng, Hou Chia-Yi, Tsai Hsin-Hua, Wu Li-Ching, Lee Chuan
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype (GT) 6 is the most genetically diverse GT and mainly distributed in Southeast Asia and south China but not Taiwan. Earlier studies showed the major HCV GTs in Taiwan were GT 1b and 2 with very rare GT 6 except in injection drug users (IDUs), and subtype 6a is the main GT 6 subtype among IDUs. Recently, we reported a much higher prevalence (18.3%) of GT 6 in Tainan City, southern...
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