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Core encoding sequences of Hepatitis C virus in Ghanaian blood donors are predominantly mosaics of different genotype 2 strains and cannot distinguish subtypes

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-4155-4

Published Online: 2019-06-17

Published Print: 2019-12

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Nii-Trebi, Nicholas Israel http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5012-9564
Brown, Charles Addoquaye

Osei, Yaa Difie

Ampofo, William Kwabena

Nyarko, Alexander Kwadwo
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Article History

Received: 17 December 2018

Accepted: 31 May 2019

First Online: 17 June 2019

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: The study protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Board of NMIMR of the University of Ghana. According to the Ghana National Blood Policy 2006, individuals wishing to donate blood are taken through some education and medical assessment by use of questionnaire for their suitability. Informed consent to investigate or conduct active research into transfusion transmissible infections including HCV is a standard part of this routine.

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: The authors declare that there are no competing interests.

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