Open AccessMix-infections with different genotypes of HCV and with HCV plus other hepatitis viruses in patients with hepatitis C in China
Author(s) -
Chen Yuan-ding
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v9.i5.984
Subject(s) - genotype , virology , viral quasispecies , hepatitis c virus , hepatitis c , hepacivirus , biology , hepatitis , medicine , virus , gene , genetics
Clinical therapy and prognosis in HCV infections are not good, and mix-infections with different HCV genotypes or quasispecies and mix-infections with HCV plus other hepatitis viruses are important concerns worldwide. The present report describes the sequence diversity and genotying of the 5'NCR of HCV isolates from hepatitis patients mix-infected with different HCV genotypes or variants, and the conditions of mix-infections with HCV plus other hepatitis viruses, providing important diagnostic and prognostic information for more effective treatment of HCV infections.