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New variant groups identified from HGV isolates.
Archives of virology - 1 Jan 1997
Katayama K, Fukushi S, Kurihara C, Ishiyama N, Okamura H, Hoshino F B, Oya A
Abstract excerpt
We have determined the primary sequence of the 5' noncoding region (5' NCR) and putative helicase regions (NS-3) of hepatitis G virus (HGV) and GB virus C (GBV-C) that were isolated in Japan from suspected cases of nonA-nonB and/or nonA-nonB-nonC viral hepatitis by using RT-PCR, and we compared the newly isolated sequences with three established isolates. The addition of a "G" residue was found at the 5' terminus...
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