Distribution of Hepatitis C virus genotypes in city of Mashhad, North-east of Iran

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 53-56

  Rastin, M ^a   Mahmoudi, M ^a   Rezaee, S A ^a   Assarehzadegan, M A ^b   Tabasi, N ^a   Zamani, S ^a   Nosratabadi, R ^a   Haghmorad, D ^a   Sheikh, A ^a   Khazaee, M ^a   Panah, H R ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Geographical distribution; hepatitis C virus; hepatitis C virus genotype; hepatocellular carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IRAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RANK SUM TEST; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 84892717531     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.124306     Document Type: Article

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