Hepatitis B virus (HBV) has been classified into eight genotypes and can be further divided into several subgenotypes that have different geographic distributions. Because of increased human migration, the prevalence of rare subgenotypes is increa...
Background/Aims: The 5'-untranslated region (5'UTR) of hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a useful region for determinations of genotype and viral load. 5'UTR can be used for simultaneous analysis of HCV genotype and viral load, therefore several assays h...
The interferon sensitivity-determining region (ISDR) is useful as a predictive marker of the response to interferon (IFN) therapy for chronic hepatitis patients with a Japan-specific subtype (J-type) of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1b. This ma...
The interferon sensitivity-determining region (ISDR) is useful as a predictive marker of the response to interferon (IFN) therapy for chronic hepatitis patients with a Japan-specific subtype (J-type) of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1b. This ma...