Genetic diversity of NS3 protease from Brazilian HCV isolates and possible implications for therapy with direct-acting antiviral drugs

The hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3 protease has been one of the molecular targets of new therapeutic approaches. Its genomic sequence variability in Brazilian HCV isolates is poorly documented. To obtain more information on the magnitude of its genetic diversity, 114 Brazilian HCV samples were sequence...

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Main Authors: Allan Peres-da-Silva, Adilson José de Almeida, Elisabeth Lampe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2012-03-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762012000200016&lng=en&tlng=en