Genetic heterogeneity of the hepatitis C virus.

Article

Genetic heterogeneity of the hepatitis C virus.

Princess Takamatsu symposia - 1 Jan 1995

Bukh J, Miller R H, Purcell R H

Abstract excerpt

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is an important etiological agent in the development of chronic liver diseases such as chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The virus, identified only recently, contains a single-stranded RNA genome of positive polarity, is distantly related to...

Topics

Genome, Viral
Genotype
Hepacivirus
Humans

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