New genotype of hepatitis C virus in South Africa.

doi:10.1002/jmv.1890420414

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New genotype of hepatitis C virus in South Africa.

Journal of medical virology - 1 Apr 1994

Ohno T, Mizokami M, Tibbs C J, Ohba K, Suzuki K, Wu R R, Nouri-Aria K T, Williams R

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Partial nucleotide sequences in the core region of the hepatitis C viral genome were determined by reverse transcription followed by polymerase chain reaction, in a patient with chronic hepatitis from South Africa. These nucleotide sequences showed a low degree of homology with known types of HCV...

Topics

Amino Acid Sequence
Base Sequence
Genotype
Hepacivirus
Molecular Sequence Data
Phylogeny
Polymerase Chain Reaction

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