Article
Longitudinal genotype analysis and quantification of hepatitis C virus in haemophilic patients receiving interferon-alpha therapy.
Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 Jan 1996
Devereux H, Telfer P, Brown D, Morris A, Dusheiko G, Emery V, Lee C
Abstract excerpt
Haemophilic patients have a high prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection because of the use of unsterilized clotting factor concentrates. Six major genotypes of HCV have been distinguished so far, with epidemiological evidence suggesting that genotypes 1-3 are common in the indigenous UK...
Topics
- Adult
- DNA, Viral
- Genetic Variation
- Hemophilia A
- Hemophilia B
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis C Antibodies
- Humans
- Interferon-alpha
- Longitudinal Studies
- Middle Aged
