Genotype distribution in Nagoya and new genotype (genotype 3a) in Japanese patients with hepatitis C virus.

doi:10.1007/BF02348667

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Genotype distribution in Nagoya and new genotype (genotype 3a) in Japanese patients with hepatitis C virus.

Journal of gastroenterology - 1 Apr 1995

Ohno T, Mizokami M, Yamauchi M, Ohba K, Orito E, Wu R R, Mizuno M, Sugihara K, Wakita T, Kakumu S

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We evaluated hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype distribution among Japanese patients in the city of Nagoya and the possible existence of any other genotype not determined by Okamoto's method. Eighty-five of 93 (91.4%) anti-HCV-positive patients had detectable HCV RNA. The genotype of the HCV isolat...

Topics

Amino Acid Sequence
Base Sequence
Chronic Disease
Genotype
Hepacivirus
Hepatitis C
Humans
Japan
Molecular Sequence Data
Polymerase Chain Reaction
RNA, Viral

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