Evolution of the hypervariable region of hepatitis C virus
- 1 July 1999
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Viral Hepatitis
- Vol. 6 (s1) , 41-46
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2893.1999.00010.x
Abstract
Despite being the most intensively studied part of the hepatitis C virus genome, our understanding of the function of the hypervariable region (HVR) at the NH2‐terminus of the E2 protein remains very...Keywords
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