HCV epitope distribution by genotype

The total number of epitopes reported for each genotype is presented. These data are then broken down by response phenotype: all T cell, CD4/class II, CD8/Class I and antibody. All reported genotypes are shown here; not all HCV genotypes have been studied. In some cases, genotypes were reported in the literature as simply ‘genotype 1’ or ‘genotype 2’ with no further specification provided. In other cases, no specific genotype was given and the authors simply referred to the epitope's source as HCV; it is these records that are presented with the qualifier ‘unspecified.’ For genotypes 3, 4, 5 and 6, data were bulked together (all subtypes), due to the small number of epitopes reported for each. The assignment of epitope genotype is made based on the assayed immunogen or antigen when these are indicated in the reference.