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Distribution of hepatitis C virus genotypes among blood donors in Taiwan.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 Oct 1997
Wu C H, Lee M F, Kuo H S
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and distribution of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes of blood donors in Taiwan. RNA was extracted from the serum of anti-hepatitis C virus-positive carriers and this was followed by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) using type-specific primers for the presence of HCV genotypes, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a and 6a. Of the 604 anti-HCV-positive...
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