Biologists are generally not known for creativity when it comes to naming things - hence Hepatitis C virus. The most commonly used classification of Hepatitis C virus has HCV divided into the following genotypes (main types): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11. As we've highlighted, HCV genotypes can be broken down into sub-types, some of which include:
1a, 1b, 1c
2a, 2b, 2c
3a, 3b
4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e
5a
6a
7a, 7b
8a, 8b
9a
10a
11a
http://www.hepatitis-central.com/hcv/genotype/explained.html
Classifications
Is there such thing as 1e? I thought that is what my doctor said on the phone.
It might not have been done yet. It's a separate test.
Can you tell us what they say?
Your genotype will be a NUMBER, and MAYBE followed by a letter. For example, 1a, 1b, 2, 3 and so on.
The most common genotype in North America is 1.
Robert