[Prevalence of genotypes of the hepatitis C virus, circulating in northwestern and central parts of Russia].

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[Prevalence of genotypes of the hepatitis C virus, circulating in northwestern and central parts of Russia].

Voprosy virusologii - 1 Jan 2000

L'vov D K, Mishiro S, Selivanov N A, Samokhvalov E I, Shakhgil'dian I V, Stakhanova V M, Kuzin S N, Iashina T L, Doroshenko N V, Znoĭko O O

Abstract excerpt

Testing of 90 sera for antibodies to hepatitis C virus (HCV) by genotyping methods resulted in determination of the genotype in 83 cases: 47 cases with 1b genotype, 27 with 1a, 7 with 3a, 1 with 2a, and 1 with 2b genotype. Hence, preliminary data indicate the predominance of HCV genotype 1b among...

Topics

Base Sequence
DNA Primers
Genes, Viral
Genotype
Hepacivirus
Hepatitis C
Humans
Molecular Sequence Data
RNA, Viral
Russia

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