Full-length genomic sequence of a hepatitis C virus genotype 2c isolate (BEBE1) and the 2c-specific PCR primers: Brief report

Archives of Virology

Volumn 141, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 701-704

  Nakao, H ^a   Okamoto, H ^a   Tokita, H ^a   Inoue, T ^a   Iizuka, H ^b   Pozzato, G ^c   Mishiro, S ^d  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPANESE RED CROSS SOCIETY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^d Shinagawa ku   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA; VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS GENOME;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, VIRAL; GENOME, VIRAL; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0029690316     PISSN: 03048608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01718327     Document Type: Article

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