作者: Donald B. Smith , Jens Bukh , Carla Kuiken , A. Scott Muerhoff , Charles M. Rice
DOI: 10.1002/HEP.26744
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摘要: The 2005 consensus proposal for the classification of hepatitis C virus (HCV) presented an agreed and uniform nomenclature for HCV variants and the criteria for their assignment into genotypes and subtypes. Since its publication, the available dataset of HCV sequences has vastly expanded through advancement in nucleotide sequencing technologies and an increasing focus on the role of HCV genetic variation in disease and treatment outcomes. The current study represents a major update to the previous consensus HCV classification …