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Full genome sequence of three isolates of hepatitis C virus subtype 4b from Portugal

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We thank Hugo Ceulemans from Bioinformatics, Virco BVBA for helpful discussions and advice.

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  1. Virco BVBA, Generaal De Wittelaan, 2800, Mechelen, Belgium

    Diana Koletzki, Stéphanie Dumont, Hans Vermeiren & Lieven J. Stuyver

  2. Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, Portugal

    Paula Peixe, Jaime Nina & Ricardo J. Camacho

  3. Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Lisbon, Portugal

    Jaime Nina & Ricardo J. Camacho

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The GenBank accession numbers for sequences reported in this paper are FJ025854, FJ025855 and FJ025856.

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Koletzki, D., Dumont, S., Vermeiren, H. et al. Full genome sequence of three isolates of hepatitis C virus subtype 4b from Portugal. Arch Virol 154, 127–132 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-008-0270-z

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