Development of global consensus sequence of HCV glycoproteins involved in viral entry

Sobia Idrees1, Usman Ali Ashfaq1, Natasha Idrees2
1Department of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Government College University (GCU), Faisalabad, Pakistan
2Department of Food Sciences, Government College University (GCU), Faisalabad, Pakistan

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