Caracterização do vírus da hepatite C em pacientes com hepatite crônica: genótipos no Estado do Amazonas, Brasil / Characterization of hepatitis C virus in chronic hepatitis patients: genotypes in the State of Amazonas, Brazil
Os genótipos do VHC foram determinados em 69 pacientes da Fundação de Medicina Tropical do Amazonas - FMT-AM. O RNA do VHC foi detectado pela técnica de RT-PCR, utilizando-se iniciadores HC11/HC18 para a região 5'não traduzida.
The genotype of 69 HCV positive patients was determined. An in-house standardized nested-PCR was used to detect HCV RNA. Genotype assignment was based on type-specific motifs on the sequenced amplicons delimited by primers HC11/HC18 from the 5' untranslated region.
RESULTS:
Of the 69 patients studied, 65.2 percent were male and 34.8 percent were female. Genotype 1 showed the greatest prevalence, followed by 3 and 2.
CONCLUSIONS:
These data suggesting that Manaus is the point of arrival of HCV in the State of Amazonas.