Identification of numerous hepatitis C virus genotypes in Montreal, Canada Journal Articles

abstract

• Hepatitis C virus genotypes were determined for 358 viremic individuals in Montreal, Canada, by restriction endonuclease analysis of PCR products and phylogenetic analysis of core gene sequences. Types 1, 2, and 3 occurred in 62.8, 14.2, and 13.7%, respectively; types 4 and 5 were found in 3.9 and 4.5%, respectively; and genotypes 6a and 7c and a novel genotype each occurred in 0.3%. Types 4, 6, and 7 and the novel genotype were mostly from persons who had immigrated to Canada.

authors

• Bernier, Luc
• Willems, B
• Delage, G
• Murphy, DG

status

• published 

publication date

• November 1996

has subject area

• 06 Biological Sciences (FoR)
• 07 Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences (FoR)
• 11 Medical and Health Sciences (FoR)
• Adult (MeSH)
• Emigration and Immigration (MeSH)
• Genotype (MeSH)
• Hepacivirus (MeSH)
• Hepatitis C (MeSH)
• Humans (MeSH)
• Microbiology (Science Metrix)
• Middle Aged (MeSH)
• Molecular Epidemiology (MeSH)
• Molecular Sequence Data (MeSH)
• Phylogeny (MeSH)
• Polymerase Chain Reaction (MeSH)
• Quebec (MeSH)
• RNA, Viral (MeSH)
• Viremia (MeSH)

published in

• Journal of Clinical Microbiology  Journal

keywords

• Adult
• Emigration and Immigration
• Genotype
• Hepacivirus
• Hepatitis C
• Humans
• Middle Aged
• Molecular Epidemiology
• Molecular Sequence Data
• Phylogeny
• Polymerase Chain Reaction
• Quebec
• RNA, Viral
• Viremia

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1128/jcm.34.11.2815-2818.1996

start page

• 2815

end page

• 2818

volume

• 34

issue

• 11