NS5A Gene Analysis by Next Generation Sequencing in HCV Nosocomial Transmission Clusters of HCV Genotype 1b Infected Patients

<b>Background</b>: The aim of the study was to investigate the intra-host variability through next-generation-sequencing (NGS) of the NS5A-gene in nosocomial transmission-clusters observed in two Italian hospitals among hepatitis C virus (HCV)-genotype-1b infected patients. <b>Meth...

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Main Authors: Maria Concetta Bellocchi, Marianna Aragri, Luca Carioti, Lavinia Fabeni, Rosaria Maria Pipitone, Giuseppina Brancaccio, Maria Chiara Sorbo, Silvia Barbaliscia, Velia Chiara Di Maio, Fabrizio Bronte, Stefania Grimaudo, Walter Mazzucco, Ferdinando Frigeri, Marco Cantone, Antonio Pinto, Carlo Federico Perno, Antonio Craxì, Giovanni Battista Gaeta, Vito Di Marco, Francesca Ceccherini-Silberstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-07-01
Series:Cells
Subjects:
HCV
NGS
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/8/7/666