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. 1995 Jun;33(6):1679-81.
doi: 10.1128/jcm.33.6.1679-1681.1995.

Genotyping of hepatitis C virus in South Africa

H E Smuts  1 , J Kannemeyer
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Genotyping of hepatitis C virus in South Africa

H E Smuts et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1995 Jun.

Abstract

The six major hepatitis C virus genotypes were investigated by using samples from 79 seropositive and PCR-positive blood donors from three different regions of South Africa as well as 9 patients with chronic renal failure, 19 with liver disease, and 23 with hemophilia. PCR products of the genome were typed by restriction fragment length polymorphic analysis by RsaI-HaeIII and MvaI-HinfI double digestion. Type 5 occurred in 40% of this population group; type 1 occurred in 33%; and types 2, 3, and 4 were found in 13.8, 7.7, and 2.3%, respectively.

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