Abstract
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotyping is a critical parameter that acts as predictor of treatment response. According to previously reported findings, about 11 million population of Pakistan are HCV infected. Accumulating data suggest that genotype is the most prevalent genotype and mixed and untypable genotypes are the least prevalent genotypes of HCV. We observed that overall prevalence of mixed genotype (5.03%) and untypable genotype (3.3%) of HCV is on constant rise. This study highlights that the emergence of novel quasispecies could be reason of treatment failure in patients receiving direct-acting antiviral drugs.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 192-194 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Viral Immunology |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - May 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- Genome Centre for Molecular Based Diagnostics and Research (GCMBDR)
- genotyping
- HCV
- Pakistan
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