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Prevalence, genotypes and antibody titer of hepatitis C virus in pregnant women in Taiwan.
Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology (Tokyo, Japan) - 1 Dec 1995
Lin H H, Kao J H, Huang S C, Lee T Y, Chen P J, Chen D S
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OBJECTIVES: To investigate the prevalence and genotypes of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in pregnant women in Taiwan, as well as to examine whether any correlation occurs between HCV genotype and anti-HCV titer. METHODS: Forty-three pregnant women with positive anti-HCV and HCV-RNA were selected among 3,400 cases screened from January 1992 to March 1994. Each blood specimen was assayed for HCV genotypes by PCR method...
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