Hepatitis C virus genotype distribution in Myanmar: Predominance of genotype 6 and existence of new genotype 6 subtype

Hepatology Research

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 337-345

  Lwin, Aye Aye ^a,b   Shinji, Toshiyuki ^a   Khin, Myo ^b   Win, Ne ^b   Obika, Mikako ^a   Okada, Shigeru ^a   Koide, Norio ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Department of Medical Research ^*  (Myanmar)

Author keywords

DNA sequencing; Genotype; HepatitisC virus; Myanmar; Phylogenetic analysis

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEIN 5B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS PROTEIN; VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; DNA SEQUENCE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYANMAR; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA EXTRACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEROPREVALENCE; VIRUS GENOME;

EID: 34247238854     PISSN: 13866346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1872-034X.2007.00053.x     Document Type: Article

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