Whole-genome sequencing of human Pegivirus variant from an Egyptian patient co-infected with hepatitis C virus: a case report

Whole-genome sequencing of human Pegivirus variant from an Egyptian patient co-infected with hepatitis C virus: a case report

Abstract Background Human pegivirus (HPgV) is structurally similar to hepatitis C virus (HCV) and was discovered 20 years ago. Its distribution, natural history and exact rule of this viral group in human hosts remain unclear. Our aim was to determine, by deep next-generation sequencing (NGS), the e...

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Main Authors: Hany K. Soliman, Mohamed Abouelhoda, Mahmoud N. El Rouby, Ola S. Ahmed, G. Esmat, Zeinab K. Hassan, Mohammed M. Hafez, Dina Ahmed Mehaney, Manojkumar Selvaraju, Rania Kamal Darwish, Yehia A. Osman, Abdel-Rahman N. Zekri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Virology Journal
Subjects:
Human pegivirus
HCV
Deep NGS
Egyptian patient
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12985-019-1242-5

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