Phylogenetic analysis of the 5ʹ untranslated region of HCV from cirrhotic patients in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Abstract Hepatitis C virus (HCV), a small, single-stranded RNA virus with a 9.6 kb genome, is one of the most common causes of liver diseases. Sequencing of the 5ʹ untranslated region (UTR) is usually used for HCV genotyping, but it is less important in numerous subtypes due to its scarce sequence v...

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Main Authors: Amin Ullah, Irshad Ur Rehman, Jamshaid Ahmad, Margaret Odenthal, Saad Ahmad, Tariq Nadeem, Qurban Ali, Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Ajmal Khan, Said Hassan, Hina Ahsan, Bashir Ahmad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94063-1