Hepatitis C virus genotype 4 is highly prevalent in central Africa (Gabon).

doi:10.1099/0022-1317-75-9-2393

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Hepatitis C virus genotype 4 is highly prevalent in central Africa (Gabon).

The Journal of general virology - 1 Sept 1994

Xu L Z, Larzul D, Delaporte E, Bréchot C, Kremsdorf D

Abstract excerpt

Following a survey of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection recently carried in central Africa (Gabon), we cloned and sequenced PCR products of the 5' non-coding and capsid-encoding regions of HCV RNA from three randomly selected HCV RNA-positive Gabonese subjects. In the capsid-encoding region, the...

Topics

Base Sequence
DNA Primers
Gabon
Genetic Variation
Genotype
Hepacivirus
Hepatitis C
Humans
Molecular Sequence Data
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Prevalence
RNA, Viral
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