Hepatitis C virus (HCV) 5′NC sequence variants and their association with hepatitis C risk groups

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 300-304

  Krekulova, Laura ^a,b   Rehak, Vratislav ^b   Riley, Lee W ^c  

^a CENTRAL MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

^b Nusle Clinic   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

5 NC; HCV; HCV 1b; HCV genotypes; Prague

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; NUCLEOTIDE; THREONINE; VIRUS RNA;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MALE; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM; VIRUS STRAIN;

EID: 15244360688     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2004.08.019     Document Type: Article

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