An increased diversity of HCV isolates were characterized among 393 patients with liver disease in China representing six genotypes, 12 subtypes, and two novel genotype 6 variants

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 311-317

  Gu, Lin ^a   Tong, Wangxia ^a   Yuan, Manqiong ^a   Lu, Teng ^b   Li, Chunhua ^a   Lu, Ling ^a,c  

^a THE THIRD AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic sequence; Genotype; Hepatitis C virus; Phylogenetic tree

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LIVER DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ADULT; AGED; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOOD DONORS; CHINA; FEMALE; GENOMIC STRUCTURAL VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; VIRAL ENVELOPE PROTEINS; VIRAL NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879274224     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: 18735967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2013.04.013     Document Type: Article

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