Genetic variability of genotype 1 hepatitis C virus isolates from Tunisian haemophiliacs

New Microbiologica

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 473-480

  Djebbi, Ahlem ^a   Bahri, Olfa ^a   Langar, Houda ^a   Sadraoui, Amel ^a   Mejri, Selma ^a   Triki, Henda ^a  

^a PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF TUNIS   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Blood products; Haemophiliacs; HCV genotypes; Molecular epidemiology; Phylogeny; Transmission

Indexed keywords

NS 5 PROTEIN, HEPATITIS C VIRUS; NS-5 PROTEIN, HEPATITIS C VIRUS; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HEMOPHILIA A; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; TUNISIA;

ADULT; AGED; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HEMOPHILIA A; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; TUNISIA; VIRAL NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEINS; YOUNG ADULT;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 57349115396     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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