Copyright
©2010 Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited. All rights reserved.
World J Gastroenterol. Sep 14, 2010; 16(34): 4321-4328
Published online Sep 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i34.4321
Published online Sep 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i34.4321
HCV genotype distribution and possible transmission risks in Lahore, Pakistan
Waqar Ahmad, Bushra Ijaz, Shah Jahan, Imran Shahid, Sajida Hassan, Applied and Functional Genomics Lab, Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, Lahore 53700, Pakistan
Fouzia Tahir Javed, Department of Pathology, Jinnah Hospital, Lahore 54590, Pakistan
Fawad Mumtaz Khan, Plastic Surgery Department, Mayo Hospital, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
Author contributions: Ahmad W, Ijaz B and Javed FT contributed equally to this study; Ahmad W, Ijaz B and Hassan S designed the study, analyzed the data and wrote the paper; Ahmad W, Ijaz B, Javed FT, Jahan S, Shahid I and Khan FM collected the data and performed the experimental work; all the work was performed under supervision of Hassan S.
Supported by Prime Minister Program for Prevention and Control of Hepatitis in Pakistan (2005-2010) and Grant # 863 by Higher Education Commission
Correspondence to: Dr. Sajida Hassan, Foreign Faculty Professor, Applied and Functional Genomics Lab, Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, 87-West Canal Road, Lahore 53700, Pakistan. sajihassan2004@yahoo.com
Telephone: +92-42-35293141 Fax: +92-42-35293147
Received: February 9, 2010
Revised: April 8, 2010
Accepted: April 15, 2010
Published online: September 14, 2010
Revised: April 8, 2010
Accepted: April 15, 2010
Published online: September 14, 2010
Core Tip