title: [Study on HCV genotypes in different clinical types of hepatitis C patients in Shenyang area].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the distribution of HCV genotypes in different clinical types of hepatitis C in Shenyang area and its clinical significance.
  
  
  METHODS
  The HCV genotypes of 84 HC patients of different clinical types were detected by PCR assay with four kinds of type-specific primers.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In 84 patients with hepatitis C, the HCV-II and HCV-III genotypes and the II/III mixed genotype were 53.6%, 30.9% and 15.5% respectively. The distribution of HCV genotypes in different HC clinical types was not identical, P < 0.05. In acute hepatitis, in mild, moderate and severe degree of chronic hepatitis, and in liver cirrhosis, the infection rates of genotype II HCV were 55.6%, 36.2%, 75.0%, 85.7% and 88.9% respectively, but that of genotype III were 22.2%, 46.8%, 8.3%, 0% and 11.1% respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Infection of geno type II HCV was predominant in Shenyang area followed by HCV-III and II/III mixed genotypes. The different genotypes of HCV were related to the severity of hepatitis C.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Second Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110003.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction