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Evolutionary characteristics and immune mutation of hepatitis C virus genotype 1b among intravenous drug users in mainland, China.
Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 Mar 2022
Wu Sheng, Yuan Huangbo, Fan Hong, Xu Yiyun, Liu Zhenqiu, Wu Xuefu, Wu Mingshan, Zhang Xin, Shi Tingting, Zhang Tiejun
Abstract excerpt
China is one of the countries with the heaviest burden of hepatitis C virus (HCV) worldwide, especially subtype 1b. To better control hepatitis C, insights into the characteristics of dynamic spread and genomic mutations are urgently needed. We retrieved sequences of HCV-1b NS5B among intravenous drug users (IDUs) and general people (Non-IDUs) in China from 2000 to 2011 in NCBI. Bayesian phylogenetic and...
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