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[Genotype of hepatitis C virus in hemophiliacs].
Voprosy virusologii - 1 Jan 2000
Kuzin S N, Mazhul' L A, Snegireva I B, Pliushts O P, Gorbarets I P, Shakhgil'dian I V, Viazov S O
Abstract excerpt
Testing of blood sera of 63 hemophiliacs revealed markers of hepatitides B and C in 97 and 98% cases, respectively. Polymerase chain reaction confirmed the presence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA in 31 (94%) out of 33 sera tested which contained antibodies to HCV. Gene typing of the isolated strains revealed the presence of three types of HCV: 1b (94%), 2a (3%), and 3a (3%). Similar distribution of HCV genotypes...
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