[Prevalence of genotypes of the hepatitis C virus, circulating in northwestern and central parts of Russia]

D K L'vov; S Mishiro; N A Selivanov; E I Samokhvalov; I V Shakhgil'dian; V M Stakhanova; S N Kuzin; T L Iashina; N V Doroshenko; O O Znoĭko

[Prevalence of genotypes of the hepatitis C virus, circulating in northwestern and central parts of Russia]

Vopr Virusol. 1995 Nov-Dec;40(6):251-3.

[Article in Russian]

Authors

D K L'vov, S Mishiro, N A Selivanov, E I Samokhvalov, I V Shakhgil'dian, V M Stakhanova, S N Kuzin, T L Iashina, N V Doroshenko, O O Znoĭko, et al.

PMID: 8686259

Abstract

Testing of 90 sera for antibodies to hepatitis C virus (HCV) by genotyping methods resulted in determination of the genotype in 83 cases: 47 cases with 1b genotype, 27 with 1a, 7 with 3a, 1 with 2a, and 1 with 2b genotype. Hence, preliminary data indicate the predominance of HCV genotype 1b among patients with hepatitis C in these regions of Russia.

Publication types

English Abstract

MeSH terms

Base Sequence
DNA Primers
Genes, Viral
Genotype*
Hepacivirus / genetics*
Hepacivirus / isolation & purification
Hepatitis C / epidemiology
Hepatitis C / virology
Humans
Molecular Sequence Data
RNA, Viral / blood
Russia / epidemiology

Substances

DNA Primers
RNA, Viral