Fig. 1.
Alignment of full analytical domain (387 bp) of five representative sequences from each group. The HCV genotype 4a consensus sequence is shown on the top line. HCC, the HCC group from dataset 2; Taq and Tth indicate the same HCC samples repeated with either AmpliTaq DNA polymerase and rTth DNA polymerase, XL, respectively; CHC, chronic HCV infection without end-stage liver disease. The four nucleotide substitutions from either initial comparative analysis or the repeated experiments are marked as red and blue, respectively. Dot indicates nucleotide identity.