Table 1. Hybridization signal profiles.

Samples	Genotype1	U11	U2a/cx	U2a/cy	U2bx	U2by	U3a	NS1a	NS1bx	NS1by	NS1c	NS2ax	NS2ay	NS2b	NS2c	NS3ax	NS3ay
28	1	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
12	1a	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7	1b	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1	2a or 2c	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1	2b	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-
3	2b	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-
3	2b	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1	2c	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-
1	2c	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-
2	3a	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+
4	3a	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-
3	3a	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+
8	3a	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

¹Genotype/subtype obtained by microarray analysis.

1, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 2c and 3a: HCV genotypes/subtypes.

5′UTR and NS5B probes specificity - U11: Genotype 1; U2a/cx and U2a/cy: Subtypes 2a and 2c;

U2bx and U2by: Subtype 2b; U3a: Subtype 3a; NS1a: Subtype 1a; NS1bx and NS1by: Subtype 1b; NS1c: Subtype 1c;

NS2ax and NS2ay: Subtype 2a; NS2b: Subtype 2b; NS2c: Subtype 2c; NS3ax and NS3ay: Subtype 3a.

(+): Specific hybridization signal.

(-): No specific hybridization signal.