Article
Hepatitis C virus genotypes in Belgian hemophiliacs.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Feb 1995
Sheng L, Willems M, Peerlinck K, Vermylen J, Yap S H
Abstract excerpt
Hemophiliacs who have been exposed to unheated and/or dry heated pooled clotting factor concentrates are at a high risk of chronic hepatitis C. Serum HCV-RNA was measured by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) technique in 58 hemophiliacs positive for anti-HCV antibodies, HCV-RNA was detected in 55 patients. Based on the results of PCR positivity, HCV genotyping was carried out using genotype...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Base Sequence
- Belgium
- Blood Coagulation Factors
- Child
- DNA Primers
- Drug Contamination
- Female
- Genotype
- Hemophilia A
