Serologically defined genotypes of hepatitis C virus among Japanese patients with chronic hepatitis C.

doi:10.1016/0166-0934(95)01989-8

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Serologically defined genotypes of hepatitis C virus among Japanese patients with chronic hepatitis C.

Journal of virological methods - 26 Apr 1996

Mizoguchi N, Mizokami M, Orito E, Shibata H, Shibata H

Abstract excerpt

Recently, Tsukiyama-Kohara et al. (1993) reported that most hepatitis C viruses (HCVs) in Japan can be classified into two types, type 1 and type 2, on the basis of the NS4 region nucleotide sequence. They developed a new assay in which antibodies against group-specific recombinant proteins of th...

Topics

Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
Chronic Disease
Female
Genotype
Hepacivirus
Hepatitis C
Humans
Japan
Liver Cirrhosis
Male
Middle Aged
Serotyping
Viral Nonstructural Proteins

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