Hepatitis C Virus

Obtaining maximum information about hepatitis C quasispecies discussed

Published in Hepatitis Weekly, March 28th, 2005

Researchers have determined the minimum number of clones necessary to sequence in order to obtain the maximum information about hepatitis C virus quasispecies.

According to published research from the United States, "Most studies of hepatitis C virus (HCV) quasispecies have reported the results of sequencing only three to five clones per sample. The possibility that sequencing so few clones might not provide a representative picture of the quasispecies present in a sample has never been evaluated. The present study was conducted to evaluate whether sequencing greater numbers of clones results in better information about the HCV quasispecies number and distribution, and...

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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2005-03-28)

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