Molecular study of hepatitis C viral RNA extracted from local isolates in Pahang, Malaysia: genotyping, subtyping and base sequencing

• Main Authors: Hamzah, Hairul Aini, Mustafa Mahmoud, Mohammed Imad Al-Deen, Abdul Majid, Mohammed Saad, Hasmoni, Mohamed Hadzri, Abdullah, Nasuruddin
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: QR355 Virology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/5172/1/Poster_IRIIE_2010.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/5172/

Hepatitis C virus infection affects approximately 170 million individuals constituting about 3% of the world's population. Most of those infected face the risk of developing liver cirrhosis and/or liver cancer. In Malaysia, hepatitis C prevalence is 1.6% and is still the foremost infection amo...