The first complete genome sequence of HCV-1a from Pakistan and a phylogenetic analysis with complete genomes from the rest of the world.

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Published in Virol J on June 27, 2013

Authors

Abrar Hussain1, Muhammad Idrees

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Molecular Virology & Molecular Diagnostics, National Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, 87-West Canal Bank Road, Thokar Niaz Baig, Lahore 53700, Pakistan. idrees.khan96@yahoo.com.

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