High genetic diversity including potential new subtypes of hepatitis C virus genotype 6 in Lao People's Democratic Republic

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Hubschen J M ^a   Jutavijittum, P ^b   Thammavong, T ^c   Samountry, B ^d   Yousukh, A ^b   Toriyama, K ^e   Sausy, A ^a   Muller, C P ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE NATIONAL DE SANTÉ   (Luxembourg)

^b Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^c Lao Red Cross   (Laos)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Laos)

^e NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Genotype; HCV; Laos; Phylogeny; Subtype

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD DONOR; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC DISTANCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; LAOS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOTE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS GENOTYPE 6;

EID: 81255143347     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03665.x     Document Type: Note

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