New trends of HCV infection in China revealed by genetic analysis of viral sequences determined from first-time volunteer blood donors

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 42-52

  Fu, Y ^a   Wang, Y ^b   Xia, W ^a   Pybus, O G ^c   Qin, W ^b   Lu, L ^b,d   Nelson, K ^e  

^a Guangzhou Blood Center   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

blood donor; China; genotyping; HCV; sequence

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CHINA; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; BLOOD DONORS; CHINA; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; VIRAL ENVELOPE PROTEINS; VIRAL NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650260328     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: 13652893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2010.01280.x     Document Type: Article

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