Identification of hepatitis C virus subtype 2c by sequencing analysis in patients from Córdoba, Argentina
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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102(8): 995-998, Dec. 2007. ilus
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ABSTRACT
In Argentina, most information on hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype distribution comes from studies carried out in Buenos Aires (east province). In order to identify HCV subtypes in central Argentina, nucleotide sequencing of core region was performed in samples from 36 patients living in Córdoba, the second most populated province of Argentina. The sequence analysis identified subtype 2c as the most prevalent (50 percent), followed by subtype 1b (33 percent) and to a lesser extent by subtypes 1a (11 percent), 3a (3 percent) and 4a (3 percent). This is the first report of circulation of HCV subtype 2c in this region of Argentina and also such high prevalence has never been found before in the genotype distribution of South America.
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Asunto principal:
Hepatitis C
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Hepacivirus
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Anticuerpos contra la Hepatitis C
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
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Estudio de prevalencia
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Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Adulto
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Anciano
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Argentina
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina Tropical
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Parasitología
Año:
2007
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Argentina
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Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Fiocruz/BR
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Universidad Nacional de Córdoba/AR
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