Clinical significance of hepatitis C virus genotypes.

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Published in Clin Microbiol Rev on April 01, 2000

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N N Zein1

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1: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and Internal Medicine and Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. zein.nizar@mayo.edu

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