Genetic variability of the core protein in hepatitis C virus genotype 4 in Saudi Arabian patients and its implication on pegylated interferon and ribavirin therapy

Table 2 Summary of sequence analyses of HCV-4 and mean genetic distance

Genotype	Response	No. of sequence	No. of ref seq	Mean genetic distance within groups	Mean genetic distance between groups
4a	SVR*	39	1	0.0221	0.027
4a	Non-SVR	28	1	0.0225	0.027
4d	SVR	17	1	0.0173	0.016
	Non-SVR	31	1	0.0133

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