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Genotyping of hepatitis C virus in South Africa.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jun 1995
Smuts H E, Kannemeyer J
Abstract excerpt
The six major hepatitis C virus genotypes were investigated by using samples from 79 seropositive and PCR-positive blood donors from three different regions of South Africa as well as 9 patients with chronic renal failure, 19 with liver disease, and 23 with hemophilia. PCR products of the genome were typed by restriction fragment length polymorphic analysis by RsaI-HaeIII and MvaI-HinfI double digestion. Type 5...
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