Evolution of hepatitis C virus hypervariable region 1 in immunocompetent children born to HCV-infected mothers

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 332-339

  Gismondi, M I ^a   Becker, P D ^b   Diaz Carrasco J M ^a   Guzman C A ^b   Campos, R H ^c   Preciado, María Victoria ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE NIÑOS RICARDO GUTIÉRREZ   (Argentina)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Conservation; Hepatitis C virus; HVR1; Intrahost evolution; Perinatal infection

Indexed keywords

NUCLEOTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS HYPERVARIABLE REGION 1; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION, MISSENSE; PLASMA; POINT MUTATION; SELECTION, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 63549135752     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: 13652893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2009.01071.x     Document Type: Article

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