Genotype distribution of the GB virus C in citizens of São Paulo City, Brazil

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 213-216

  Nishiya, Anna S ^a,c   Ribeiro Dos Santos, Gabriela ^a   Bassit, Leda ^a   Focaccia, Roberto ^b   Chamone, Dalton F ^a   Sabino, Ester C ^a  

^a FPS/HCP   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE INFECTOLOGIA EMÍLIO RIBAS   (Brazil)

^c Sorologia   (Brazil)

Author keywords

5 non coding region (5 NCR); GB virus C Hepatitis G virus (GBV C HGV); Genotype distribution; S o Paulo City

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DATA ANALYSIS; EUROPE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION; PUBLICATION; SAMPLE; VIRUS ISOLATION;

EID: 0042694331     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46652003000400007     Document Type: Article

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