Key result
Phylogenetic analysis shows GB virus-A and GB virus-B are closely related to hepatitis C virus.
Population
Viral sequences of GB virus-A, GB virus-B, hepatitis C virus, pestiviruses, flaviviruses, and plant viruses
Design
Preclinical
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May inform GB virus taxonomy within Flaviviridae; extends HCV evolutionary models but leaves open human disease relevance.
GB virus-A and GB virus-B are closely related to hepatitis C virus and cluster with pestiviruses and flaviviruses.
Ohba et al. (1996) studied GB hepatitis. GB virus-A and GB virus-B vs. Hepatitis C virus, pestiviruses, flaviviruses, and plant viruses was evaluated on Evolutionary relationship and amino acid sequence homology. Phylogenetic analysis showed that GB virus-A and GB virus-B are closely related to hepatitis C virus, clustering with pestiviruses, flaviviruses, and plant viruses.
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