title: Hepatitis C virus genotype 7, a new genotype originating from central Africa.
abstract: We report a new hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype identified in patients originating from the Democratic Republic of Congo. The prototype QC69 virus is shown to be a new lineage distinct from genotypes 1 to 6. Three additional patients were also found to be infected by a virus from this lineage, confirming its circulation in humans. We propose that these viruses be classified into HCV genotype 7.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Santé Publique du Québec, Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Québec, Canada donald.murphy@inspq.qc.ca.
authors.forename: Donald G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.affiliation: Innogenetics NV, Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Erwin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sablon
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Santé Publique du Québec, Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: Jasmine
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chamberland
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Santé Publique du Québec, Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fournier
authors.affiliation: Département de Néphrologie, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: Raymond
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dandavino
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Santé Publique du Québec, Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: Cécile L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Tremblay
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000350:Africa, Central / Q000453:epidemiology; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral