Heterogeneity of hepatitis C virus genotype 2 variants in West Central Africa (Guinea conakry)

Journal of General Virology

Volumn 77, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2073-2076

  Ruggieri, A ^a   Argentini, C ^a   Kouruma, F ^b   Chionne, P ^a   D'Ugo, E ^a   Spada, E ^a   Dettori, S ^a   Sabbatani, S ^c   Rapicetta, M ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b Prog Nat MST SIDA   (Guinea)

^c CA Pizzardi Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CENTRAL AFRICA; DATA BASE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; VIRAL GENETICS; VIRUS CLASSIFICATION; VIRUS IMMUNITY; VIRUS ISOLATION;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 0029813071     PISSN: 00221317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-77-9-2073     Document Type: Article

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