Distribution of HCV genotypes among blood donors, patients with chronic liver disease, hepatocellular carcinoma, and patients on maintenance hemodialysis in Korea.

doi:10.1002/(SICI)1096-9071(199605)49:1<55::AID-JMV9>3.0.CO;2-J

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Distribution of HCV genotypes among blood donors, patients with chronic liver disease, hepatocellular carcinoma, and patients on maintenance hemodialysis in Korea.

Journal of medical virology - 1 May 1996

Lee D S, Sung Y C, Whang Y S

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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a single-stranded RNA virus related to the Flaviviridae family, and striking nucleotide sequence diversity has been reported among HCV isolates from different geographic areas. To study the distribution HCV genotypes among disease group in Korea, we subtyped HCV using t...

Topics

Base Sequence
Blood Donors
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
Chronic Disease
DNA, Viral
Genotype
Hepacivirus
Hepatitis C
Humans
Korea
Liver Cirrhosis
Molecular Sequence Data
Renal Dialysis

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