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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 and US populations. The aim of this study was to analyse the changes in viral load and composition of the HCV...
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