Article
Heterogeneity of hepatitis C virus.
Bailliere's clinical gastroenterology - 1 Jul 1996
Smith D B, Pontisso P
Abstract excerpt
A great deal of information on the molecular heterogeneity of hepatitis C virus (HCV) has been achieved since its discovery in 1989. However, little is known about the clinical significance of these variations. Based on the degree of sequence variation, HCV has been classified into six major groups or types, differing by 31-34% at the nucleotide level over the entire virus genome. Each type is divided into...
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