 were recovered from patients who were infected following transfusion. The sequence of the hypervariable region and adjacent portions of envelope proteins 1 and 2 were determined for multiple clones obtained from patients who had fulminant hepatitis, from patients who convalesced following acute hepatitis and from patients who progressed to chronic hepatitis C. Distinctive
were recovered from patients who were infected following transfusion. The succession of the hypervariable area and adjacent fortune of envelope proteins 1 and 2 were determined for multiple clone obtained from patients who have fulminant hepatitis, from patients who convalesced following acute hepatitis and from patients who build up to chronic hepatitis C. Distinctive
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were recovered from patients who were infected The of the region and adjacent and were determined for clones obtained from who had fulminant hepatitis, from patients convalesced following acute hepatitis and from patients who progressed to chronic hepatitis C.
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 were recovered from patie nts who we re in fec ted  f ollo wing  transfusion.T he s equence of the hyperva riabl er egio n  a nd ad jacentp or t i ons  o fenv el o pe  prot ein s 1 and  2 were de ter mi ned for mult i pl e clones o bta ined from pa tie nts wh ohad fulmi nan t hep atitis ,  frompatientswh o  conva l esced f o l lo wing  acute hepatitisa nd from patientswho pr og r es s e d t o c hronic hep at itisC . Disti n ct i v e 
 were_recovered from_patients who were infected_following transfusion._The_sequence of_the_hypervariable region and_adjacent portions of_envelope proteins 1 and_2 were determined_for_multiple clones obtained from patients who had fulminant hepatitis, from patients who convalesced following_acute_hepatitis and_from_patients_who progressed to chronic hepatitis_C. Distinctive