Review: molecular epidemiology of hepatitis C virus.

doi:10.1111/j.1440-1746.1997.tb00477.x

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Review: molecular epidemiology of hepatitis C virus.

Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 Jul 1997

Smith D B, Simmonds P

Abstract excerpt

Molecular techniques have been used to investigate the epidemiology of hepatitis C virus (HCV) at several different levels. At a global level, the time of divergence of the diverse HCV genotypes isolated from different geographical regions has been estimated from the rate of divergence observed a...

Topics

Disease Outbreaks
Genotype
Hepacivirus
Hepatitis C
History, 20th Century
Humans
Molecular Epidemiology

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