Survey of major genotypes and subtypes of hepatitis C virus using RFLP of sequences amplified from the 5' non-coding region

Genetic organization and diversity of the hepatitis C virus.

1991 • 1,717 citations

Classification of hepatitis C virus into six major genotypes and a series of subtypes by phylogenetic analysis of the NS-5 region

1993 • 1,401 citations

Typing hepatitis C virus by polymerase chain reaction with type-specific primers: application to clinical surveys and tracing infectious sources

1992 • 1,288 citations

Typing of hepatitis C virus isolates and characterization of new subtypes using a line probe assay

1993 • 703 citations

Hepatitis C virus genotypes: An investigation of type-specific differences in geographic origin and disease

1994 • 570 citations

Geographical distribution of hepatitis C virus genotypes in blood donors: an international collaborative survey

1994 • 522 citations

Sequence variability in the 5' non-coding region of hepatitis C virus: identification of a new virus type and restrictions on sequence diversity

1993 • 437 citations

Analysis of a new hepatitis C virus type and its phylogenetic relationship to existing variants

1992 • 430 citations

At least 12 genotypes of hepatitis C virus predicted by sequence analysis of the putative E1 gene of isolates collected worldwide.

1993 • 421 citations

Sequence analysis of the 5' noncoding region of hepatitis C virus.

1992 • 410 citations

Sequence analysis of the core gene of 14 hepatitis C virus genotypes.

1994 • 315 citations

Detection of three types of hepatitis C virus in blood donors: investigation of type‐specific differences in serologic reactivity and rate of alanine aminotransferase abnormalities

1993 • 299 citations

Hepatitis C virus antibodies in southern African blacks with hepatocellular carcinoma

1990 • 261 citations

Typing of hepatitis C virus genomes by restriction fragment length polymorphism

1991 • 196 citations

A new type of hepatitis C virus in patients in Thailand

1992 • 171 citations

Different genotypes of hepatitis C virus are associated with different severity of chronic liver disease

1994 • 152 citations

Typing of hepatitis C virus isolates by DNA enzyme immunoassay

1994 • 123 citations

Hepatitis C virus variants from Nepal with novel genotypes and their classification into the third major group

1994 • 117 citations

The entire nucleotide sequence and classification of a hepatitis C virus isolate of a novel genotype from an Indonesian patient with chronic liver disease

1994 • 96 citations

Analysis of hepatitis C virus isolates among healthy blood donors and drug addicts in Chiang Mai, Thailand

1994 • 71 citations

Genotypes of hepatitis C virus in Italian patients with chronic hepatitis C

1994 • 65 citations

Sequence analysis of the 5' untranslated region in isolates of at least four genotypes of hepatitis C virus in The Netherlands

1994 • 63 citations

Genotyping of Canadian hepatitis C virus isolates by PCR

1994 • 54 citations

Sequence variability of hepatitis C virus and its clinical relevance

1994 • 41 citations

Analysis of the core and E1 envelope region sequences of a novel variant of hepatitis C virus obtained in Indonesia

1994 • 28 citations

Frequent Detection of Hepatitis C Virus US Strain in Japanese Hemophiliacs

1990 • 23 citations

Identification and genotyping of hepatitis C virus in injectable and oral drug users in New Zealand

1994 • 20 citations

Hepatitis B virus subtypes and hepatitis C virus genotypes in patients with chronic liver disease or on maintenance hemodialysis in Indonesia

1994 • 19 citations

Derivation of a Rational Nomenclature for Hepatitis C Virus by Phylogenetic Analysis of the NS-5 Region

1994 • 11 citations

Partial Sequence Analysis of the Hepatitis C Viral Genome in Singapore Patients

1994 • 6 citations