Patent ID: 7473773

Claim:
A method for determining the genotype of hepatitis C virus in a sample comprising; a) providing; i) a sample from a subject, wherein said sample is suspected of containing hepatitis C virus, and ii) two or more probe sets, wherein each of probe sets is configured for detecting a single nucleotide polymorphism in a 5′ UTR sequence of HCV, and b) contacting said sample with said two or more probe sets under conditions such that at least partial genotype information for each of said single nucleotide polymorphisms is determined thereby generating a 5′ UTR genotype profile, wherein said 5′ UTR genotype profile comprises at least partial genotype information for single nucleotide polymorphisms located in at least two of the following positions: −245, −167, −163, −155, −144/5, −118, and −80; wherein said positions are found in SEQ ID NOs 64, 65, 66, 67, 68 and 69 as shown in FIG. 10 , and wherein said 5′ UTR genotype profile is sufficient to genotype said hepatitis C virus.