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Genetic history of hepatitis C virus genotype 6 in Taiwan.
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi - 1 Sept 2024
Tung Hung-Da, Chen Jyh-Jou
Abstract excerpt
Unlike hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype (GT) 6, which is widely circulated in Southeast Asia and South China, GT 6 was not reported in Taiwan until 2006. GT 1b and 2a, also known as global HCV subtypes, have been reported as major GTs circulating in Taiwan. Because of improvement in genotyping kits and sequencing techniques for the subtyping of HCV, an increasing number of GT 6 subtypes have been reported,...
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