Article
Different genotypes of hepatitis C virus are associated with different severity of chronic liver disease.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jul 1994
Pozzato G, Kaneko S, Moretti M, Crocè L S, Franzin F, Unoura M, Bercich L, Tiribelli C, Crovatto M, Santini G
Abstract excerpt
The presence of the "Japanese type" NS4 region was investigated in two series of patients (53 from Italy and 58 from Japan) with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related chronic liver disease. The two populations were homogeneous as regard to age, male/female ratio, histological diagnosis, and serum amino...
Topics
- Base Sequence
- DNA Primers
- DNA, Viral
- Female
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis, Chronic
- Humans
- Japan
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Molecular Sequence Data
- RNA, Viral
- Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
- Virulence