Open AccessGenotypes of Hepatitis C Virus in Kuwait
Author(s) -
A.S. Pacsa,
Siham AlMufti,
T.D. Chugh,
G. Said-Adi
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
medical principles and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1423-0151
pISSN - 1011-7571
DOI - 10.1159/000050340
Subject(s) - genotype , medicine , serotype , virology , hepatitis c virus , hepatitis a virus , virus , biology , gene , genetics
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes in 144 patients in Kuwait were determined by the Murex Anti-HCV Serotyping Assay. Twenty-nine (38%) of 77 Kuwaiti patients were found to be infected with genotype 4 and 27% with genotype 1 while of the 41 Egyptian expatriate patients 37 (90%) were infected with genotype 4. Results show that although in native Kuwaiti patients the dominant genotype is 4, other genotypes, especially type 1, occur frequently.
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