Evidence of recombination in intrapatient populations of hepatitis C virus.

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major cause of liver disease worldwide and a potential cause of substantial morbidity and mortality in the future. HCV is characterized by a high level of genetic heterogeneity. Although homologous recombination has been demonstrated in many members of the family Flavivi...

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Main Authors: Vicente Sentandreu, Nuria Jiménez-Hernández, Manuela Torres-Puente, María Alma Bracho, Ana Valero, María José Gosalbes, Enrique Ortega, Andrés Moya, Fernando González-Candelas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2528950?pdf=render