title: Viral heterogeneity of the hepatitis C virus.
abstract: This review summarises the classification of hepatitis C virus as a flavivirus, the identification and detection of HCV genotypes, and reviews the current information concerning the geographical and risk group associations of the common genotypes in Europe.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Edinburgh, UK. Peter.Simmonds@ed.ac.uk
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Simmonds
mesh_terms: D018740:Genetic Heterogeneity; D005838:Genotype; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral