High prevalence of hepatitis C virus genotype 6 in Vietnam

Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 27, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 153-160

  Duc, Anh Pham ^a,b   Leuangwutiwong, Pornsawan ^b   Jittmittraphap, Akanitt ^b   Luplertlop, Nattanej ^b   Hoa, Khanh Bach ^c   Akkarathamrongsin, Srunthron ^d   Theamboonlers, Apiradee ^d   Poovorawan, Yong ^d  

^a Thai Binh Medical University   (Viet Nam)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion   (Viet Nam)

^d CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORE PROTEIN; NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEIN 5B; VIRUS RNA;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; LAOS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYANMAR; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROPREVALENCE; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND; VIET NAM;

ADULT; BASE SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; RNA, VIRAL; VIETNAM; VIRAL NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEINS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 70350707742     PISSN: 0125877X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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