Open AccessDiversity of genotype and mode of spread of Hepatitis C virus in Northern India
Author(s) -
Harmeet Singh Rehan,
Seema Manak,
Madhur Yadav,
Deepinder,
Deepti Chopra,
Neeta Wardhan
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/1319-3767.82576
Subject(s) - medicine , genotype , hepatitis c virus , virology , blood transfusion , hepatitis c , chronic hepatitis , viral load , reverse transcriptase , immunology , hepatitis b , virus , polymerase chain reaction , biology , gene , biochemistry
Hepatitis C is caused by hepatitis C virus (HCV), which is classified into 6 genotypes. It leads to chronic hepatitis in 80% of the cases. Genotype of the virus helps in predicting response to antiviral therapy and also the duration of treatment. Therefore, it is important to know the prevalence of each genotype. Knowledge regarding the route of entry of HCV in the blood is also necessary to formulate a strategy to prevent its spread.