DOCTOR'S VIEWS ARCHIVE
Topic: Hepatitis C, June 2000
Dr. Lee:
Even though we commonly
think of Hepatitis C as one virus, there really are different strains
of hepatitis C virus. And these different strains are called different
genotypes of Hepatitis C.
Dr. Edward Block:
That is right. There are at least three
strains of hepatitis C virus that have very different responses to
treatment.
Please refer to the hepatitis C article for details on different genotypes.
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