DETERMINATION OF GENOTYPES OF HEPATITIS-C VIRUS IN VENEZUELA BY RESTRICTION-FRAGMENT-LENGTH-POLYMORPHISM

Authors
PUJOL FH LOUREIRO CL DEVESA M BLITZ L PARRA K BEKER S LIPRANDI F
Citation
Fh. Pujol et al., DETERMINATION OF GENOTYPES OF HEPATITIS-C VIRUS IN VENEZUELA BY RESTRICTION-FRAGMENT-LENGTH-POLYMORPHISM, Journal of clinical microbiology, 35(7), 1997, pp. 1870-1872
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
Journal of clinical microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00951137
Volume
35
Issue
7
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1870 - 1872
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(1997)35:7<1870:DOGOHV>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Hepatitis C virus genotypes in Venezuela were analyzed by restriction fragment length polymorphism in the 5' noncoding region, The absence o f BstUI digestion was found to be a useful marker for genotype 2 speci mens. From 122 serum samples, 65, 20, and 2.5% were classified as geno types 1, 2, and 3, respectively; 0.8% were classified as genotype 4; a nd 10% appeared to be mixed infections.