Article
Genotypes of hepatitis C virus in chronic liver disease in Taiwan.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Nov 1994
Chen C H, Sheu J C, Wang J T, Huang G T, Yang P M, Lee H S, Lee C Z, Chen D S
Abstract excerpt
The genotypes of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in 81 patients with liver cirrhosis (LC) or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) were investigated by the polymerase chain reaction using type-specific primers. All the patients were positive for HCV RNA in the serum. Forty-two patients had LC with HCC, while the remaining 39 patients had LC without HCC. Genotype II was detected in 47 samples (58.0%), type III in 6...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Base Sequence
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- Chronic Disease
- Female
- Genotype
- Hepatitis C
- Humans
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Diseases
