HCV infection among Saudi population: high prevalence of genotype 4 and increased viral clearance rate.

HCV infection among Saudi population: high prevalence of genotype 4 and increased viral clearance rate.

HCV is a major etiological agent of liver disease with a high rate of chronic evolution. The virus possesses 6 genotypes with many subtypes. The rate of spontaneous clearance among HCV infected individuals denotes a genetic determinant factor. The current study was designed in order to estimate the...

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Main Authors: Ahmed S Abdel-Moneim, Mohammad S Bamaga, Gaber M G Shehab, Abdel-Aziz S A Abu-Elsaad, Fayssal M Farahat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22253780/pdf/?tool=EBI

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