title: Hepatitis C virus genotype diversity in Shanghai, China.
abstract: We studied 67 hepatitis C virus (HCV) isolates from 64 hospitalized patients in Shanghai, China. Genotype 1 was prevalent, and genotypes 2, 3, 6 were found for the first time in Shanghai. A rare mixed infection with three subtypes (1a, 1b, 2a) was found. The complete genome sequence of a subtype 3b isolate was determined and analyzed.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE/MOH) and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Shaokun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Yuliang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Jiangyan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Huijuan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Renqian
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.forename: Jianwei
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhai
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Youhua
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xie
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001483:Base Sequence; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005838:Genotype; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny