title: Three cases of infection with hepatitis C virus genotype 5 among Brazilian hepatitis patients.
abstract: During the course of routine genotyping of hepatitis C virus isolates by 5' noncoding region sequencing, three samples were found to bear genotype 5-specific nucleotides. A serotyping method was subsequently applied and confirmed the finding. This is the first report of the occurrence of genotype 5 in Brazil.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Imunologia e Imunogenética, São Paulo, Brazil. biologia@cii-laboratorio.com.br
authors.forename: José Eduardo
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Levi
authors.forename: Deise Tihe
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Takaoka
authors.forename: Regina Helena
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Garrini
authors.forename: Roberta Maria
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Fachini
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Focaccia
authors.forename: Edgar
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: De Bortholi Santos
authors.forename: Heloisa Pedrosa
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Mitre
authors.forename: João Silva
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: De Mendonça
authors.forename: Norma
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: De Paula Cavalheiro
authors.forename: Antonio Alci
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Barone
authors.forename: Silvano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wendel
mesh_terms: D020121:5' Untranslated Regions; D001483:Base Sequence; D001938:Brazil; D002353:Carrier State / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology*; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D020121:5' Untranslated Regions; D004279:DNA, Viral; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies