Longitudinal genotype analysis and quantification of hepatitis C virus in haemophilia patients receiving interferon-α therapy

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 43-48

  Devereux, H ^a   Telfer, P ^a   Brown, D ^a   Morris, A ^a   Dusheiko, G ^a   Emery, V ^a   Lee, C ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genotype; Haemophilia; HCV; Quantitate; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEMOPHILIA A; HEMOPHILIA B; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; DNA, VIRAL; HEMOPHILIA A; HEMOPHILIA B; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; INTERFERON-ALPHA; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0029686064     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.1996.tb00080.x     Document Type: Article

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