| hepatitis c genotype prevalence in monastir region, tunisia: correlation between 5' untranslated region (5'utr), non-structural 5b (ns5b), and core sequences in hcv subtyping. | hepatitis c virus (hcv) is a causative agent of chronic liver disease, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. it constitutes a major public health around the world. there is no vaccine available against hcv, and current therapies are effective in only small percentage of patients. hcv has wide population-specific genotype variability. genotype knowledge and viral load assessment are equally important for designing therapeutic strategies. taking into account that the molecular epidemiology of h ... | 2016 | 27189386 |