Prevalence of amino acid mutations in hepatitis C virus core and NS5B regions among Venezuelan viral isolates and comparison with worldwide isolates

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Recent reports show that R70Q and L/C91M amino acid substitutions in the core from different hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes have been associated with variable responses to interferon (IFN) and ribavirin (RBV) therapy, as well to a...

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Main Authors: Jaspe Rossana C, Sulbarán Yoneira F, Sulbarán Maria Z, Loureiro Carmen L, Rangel Hector R, Pujol Flor H
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-09-01
Series:Virology Journal
Subjects:
HCV
Online Access:http://www.virologyj.com/content/9/1/214