Emergence of a genomic variant of the recombinant 2k/1b strain during a mixed Hepatitis C infection: A case report

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 382-386

  Morel, Virginie ^a   Descamps, Véronique ^a   François, Catherine ^a   Fournier, Carole ^a   Brochot, Etienne ^a   Capron, Dominique ^a   Duverlie, Gilles ^a   Castelain, Sandrine ^a  

^a AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

HCV recombinant strain; Mixed HCV infection; Subdominant genotype

Indexed keywords

PEGINTERFERON; RIBAVIRIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS STRAIN;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 77949434590     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2010.01.011     Document Type: Article

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