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Article: HCV-4 Subtypes Profile Population of Seine-Saint-Denis District In France.
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- Genomics & Genetics Weekly
- Article date:
- May 18, 2001
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2001 MAY 18 - (NewsRx Network) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Scientists in France have confirmed that several subtypes of hepatitis C virus (HCV) type 4 are prevalent among the population of a region in Paris, France, and can be used for epidemiological classification.
HCV type 4 (HCV-4) is two times more common in the population of the Seine-Saint-Denis district of France than in the remaining population of continental France, scientists say in the May 2001 issue of the Journal of General Virology.
HCV, commonly known for a high degree of genetic variation, can be classified into six different clades or groups. Yoann Morice and ...