Hepatitis C virus genotypes are not responsible for development of serious liver disease.

doi:10.1007/BF02090191

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Hepatitis C virus genotypes are not responsible for development of serious liver disease.

Digestive diseases and sciences - 1 Feb 1994

Yamada M, Kakumu S, Yoshioka K, Higashi Y, Tanaka K, Ishikawa T, Takayanagi M

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Although hepatitis C virus (HCV) is known to have at least four kinds of genotypes, no clear relationship has yet been established between the genotype and the severity of liver disease. Therefore, we determined HCV genotypes in sera of 251 Japanese patients with type C chronic liver disease, usi...

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Adult
Aged
Base Sequence
DNA, Complementary
Female
Genotype
Hepacivirus
Hepatitis C
Humans
Liver Diseases
Male
Middle Aged
Molecular Sequence Data
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Severity of Illness Index

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