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Unexpected high prevalence of hepatitis C virus genotype 4 in Southern Spain.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Jul 1997
Sánchez-Quijano A, Abad M A, Torronteras R, Rey C, Pineda J A, Leal M, Macias J, Lissen E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: A unusually high rate of HCV-infected individuals in whom the HCV genotype cannot be ascertained by means of single PCR and LIPA procedures has recently been reported in our area. The aim of the present study was to investigate the epidemiological, clinical and molecular characteristics of these patients. METHODS: Cross-sectional study. Eighty anti-HCV-positive patients with chronic liver...
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