Phylogenetic Characterization of Genotype 4 Hepatitis C Virus Isolates from Argentina
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- 1 May 2001
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 39 (5) , 1989-1992
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.39.5.1989-1992.2001
Abstract
Among 114 patients infected with hepatitis C virus, three genotype 4 isolates, unusual in Argentina, were detected by phylogenetic analysis over different genomic regions. The patients were not related. One sample was associated with Egyptian sequences, and the others were associated with a Zairean isolate, a fact which reinforces the idea that they are from independent sources.Keywords
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