Correlation of Viral Loads with HCV Genotypes: Higher Levels of Virus Were Revealed among Blood Donors Infected with 6a Strains

Xia Rong; Ling Lu; Junzhi Wang; Huaping Xiong; Jieting Huang; Jinyan Chen; Ke Huang; Ru Xu; Min Wang; Xuemei Zhang; Tai Guo; Yueyue Liu; Guoquan Gao; Yongshui Fu; Kenrad E. Nelson

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0052467

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Correlation of Viral Loads with HCV Genotypes: Higher Levels of Virus Were Revealed among Blood Donors Infected with 6a Strains

Xia Rong ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Xia Rong, Ling Lu, Junzhi Wang

Affiliations Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, Guangzhou Blood Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Ling Lu ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Xia Rong, Ling Lu, Junzhi Wang

Affiliation Center for Viral Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States of America
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Junzhi Wang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Xia Rong, Ling Lu, Junzhi Wang

Affiliation National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing, China
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Huaping Xiong,

Affiliation Guangzhou Blood Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Jieting Huang,

Affiliation Guangzhou Blood Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Jinyan Chen,

Affiliation Guangzhou Blood Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Ke Huang,

Affiliation Guangzhou Blood Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Ru Xu,

Affiliation Guangzhou Blood Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Min Wang,

Affiliation Guangzhou Blood Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Xuemei Zhang,

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Tai Guo,

Affiliation National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing, China
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Yueyue Liu,

Affiliation National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing, China
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Guoquan Gao,

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Yongshui Fu ,

* E-mail: fuyongshui1969@yahoo.com

Affiliation Guangzhou Blood Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Kenrad E. Nelson

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Correlation of Viral Loads with HCV Genotypes: Higher Levels of Virus Were Revealed among Blood Donors Infected with 6a Strains

Xia Rong,
Ling Lu,
Junzhi Wang,
Huaping Xiong,
Jieting Huang,
Jinyan Chen,
Ke Huang,
Ru Xu,
Min Wang,
Xuemei Zhang

Published: December 17, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0052467

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