Article
Sequence heterogeneity within the 5'-terminal region of the hepatitis GB virus C genome and evidence for genotypes.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Sept 1996
Muerhoff A S, Simons J N, Leary T P, Erker J C, Chalmers M L, Pilot-Matias T J, Dawson G J, Desai S M, Mushahwar I K
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: GB virus C is a positive-strand RNA virus that is associated with hepatitis in humans. GB virus C bears some resemblance to hepatitis C virus in its genomic sequence and organization. However, unlike hepatitis C virus, an open reading frame possessing a complete core protein was not i...
Topics
- Base Sequence
- Flaviviridae
- Genome, Viral
- Genotype
- Humans
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Nucleocapsid
- Phylogeny
- Population
