Genomic and phylogenetic analysis of hapatitis C virus strains from Argentina
Medicina (B.Aires)
; 58(2): 153-9, 1998. tab, graf
Article
em En
| LILACS
| ID: lil-212787
Biblioteca responsável:
BR1.1
ABSTRACT
HCV genomic characterization was performed by nucleotide sequence analysis (n=50) combined with restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) of the 5'UTR region in 82 isolates coresponding to different Argentine groups. Genotype 1 was detected in 70.7 percent of the samples (58 out of 82), genotype 2 in 21.9 percent (18 of 82) and genotypes 3 in the remaining 6 sera (7.3 percent). HCV ib subtype contributed with 35.3 percent to the whole population studied (29 of 82) and was detected in 6 out of 21 sporadic cases. Besides their epidemiological significance, these results should be taken into account when future vaccines are considered on the basis of geographical HCV genotypic prevalence.
Buscar no Google
Índice:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Filogenia
/
Polimorfismo de Fragmento de Restrição
/
Hepacivirus
/
Hepatite C Crônica
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
/
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
/
Adult
/
Child
/
Child, preschool
/
Female
/
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
/
Argentina
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Medicina (B.Aires)
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
1998
Tipo de documento:
Article