Molecular study of HCV detection, genotypes and their routes of transmission in North West Frontier Province, Pakistan

Asher Zaman Safi, Yasir Waheed, Joharia Sadat, Solat-Ul-Islam, Sadia Salahuddin, Umar Saeed, Muhammad Ashraf

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine · 2012 · 31 citations · 19 references

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Abstract

Genotype 3a and 3b, 1a, 1b and 2a are the common genotypes in NWFP. Genotype 4, 5, and 6 can not be found in a single sample. The level of awareness about various modes of transmission of HCV among the population is found to be very low.

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