Genetic variability in the 5′ UTR and NS5A regions of hepatitis C virus RNA isolated from non-responding and responding patients with chronic HCV genotype 1 infection

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 611-614

  Araújo, Flávio M G ^a   Sonoda, Ivan V ^a   Rodrigues, Nilton B ^a   Teixeira, Rosangela ^b   Redondo, Rodrigo A F ^b   Oliveira, Guilherme C ^c  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c Programa de Pos Graduacao e Pesquisa   (Brazil)

Author keywords

5 UTR; Hepatitis C virus; NS5A; Therapeutic

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 54349086607     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762008000600018     Document Type: Article

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