García-Carrasco M, Escárcega RO

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The hepatitis C virus infection (HCV) is currently a worldwide health problem. The chronic infection may progress to cirrhosis with the subsequent development of omplications including ascities, encephalopathy, upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding and hepatocellular carcinoma. The HCV is a linear, single-stranded RNA virus of the Flaviviridae family that was identified in 1989 by Choo et al.2 6 genotypes are currently recognized, being type 1 (75%), type 2 (approximately 10%), and type 3 (approximately 10%) the most frequently found in the United States.

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