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- 2019
Intergenotypic 2k/1b hepatitis C virus recombinants in the East Macedonia and Thrace region of GreeceKeywords: Hepatitis C virus, IFN-resistance, phylogenetic analysis, recombination Abstract: Intergenotypic recombinant hepatitis C virus (HCV) strains emerge rarely during coinfection of the same individual with two HCV genotypes. Few recombinant HCV strains have been identified to date and only one, CRF01 2k/1b, has become a worldwide concern. This study reevaluated the genotyping of three HCV genotype 2 strains from a group of patients with an unusually low rate of sustained virological response after pegylated interferon/ribavirin treatment. In addition, genetic determinants of host interferon resistance were evaluated
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