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Next-generation sequencing studies on the E1-HVR1 region of hepatitis C virus (HCV) from non-high-risk HCV patients living in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Archives of virology - 1 Nov 2021
Rao Javeria Rafique, Rafique Shazia, Ali Amjad, Rehman Gouhar, Ilyas Muhammad, Idrees Muhammad
Abstract excerpt
The incidence rate of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Pakistan is very high. In this study, we evaluated the genetic heterogeneity of HCV hypervariable region 1 (HVR1) from the HCV-infected Pakistani population and compare the isolated genotypes with representative sequences from internationally diverse geographic regions. We also investigated potential transmission events in non-high-risk HCV patients....
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