Full-length characterization of hepatitis C virus subtype 3a reveals novel hypervariable regions under positive selection during acute infection

Hepatitis C virus subtype 3a is a highly prevalent and globally distributed strain that is often associated with infection via injection drug use. This subtype exhibits particular phenotypic characteristics. In spite of this, detailed genetic analysis of this subtype has rarely been performed. We pe...

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Autors principals: Humphreys, I, Fleming, V, Fabris, P, Parker, J, Schulenberg, B, Brown, A, Demetriou, C, Gaudieri, S, Pfafferott, K, Lucas, M, Collier, J, Huang, K, Pybus, O, Klenerman, P, Barnes, E
Format: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicat: American Society for Microbiology 2009