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Intrafamilial clustering of genotypes of hepatitis C virus RNA.
Acta medica Okayama - 1 Dec 1994
Takahashi M, Yamada G, Doi T, Takatani M, Kishi F, Miyamoto R, Yoshizawa H, Okamoto H, Tsuji T
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus (HCV)-RNA in the blood was measured by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in 37 subjects from eight families in which 2 or more persons tested seropositive for antibodies against C100-3 or CP9. HCV-RNA was positive in 17 of 37 subjects. Two or more HCV-RNA-positive subjects were observed in six of the families. Intrafamilial HCV infection was studied by determining the HCV-RNA type (I, II, III or...
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