Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of Korean patients with hepatitis C virus genotype 6
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Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of Korean patients with hepatitis C virus genotype 6
BACKGROUND/AIMS The distribution of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes varies geographically. In Korea, genotypes 1 and 2 comprise more than 90% of HCV infections, while genotype 6 is very rare. This study compared the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of patients with genotype 6 HCV infection with those infected with HCV genotypes 1 and 2. METHODS This was a prospective, multicente...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical and Molecular Hepatology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2287-2728,2287-285X
DOI: 10.3350/cmh.2013.19.1.45