Molecular epidemiology of the hepatitis C virus in Brazil

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 117-123

  Busek, Solange ^a   Oliveira, Guilherme ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b Programa de Pos Graduacao e Pesquisa   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Genotype; Hepatitis C virus; Molecular epidemiology

Indexed keywords

INTERFERON;

BRAZIL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; NONHUMAN; VIRUS GENOME;

BRAZIL; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS; LONCHOCARPUS GLAUCIFOLIUS;

EID: 3042615077     PISSN: 16765680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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