Enhanced amplification of hepatitis C virus (HCV) cDNA by PCR: Detection of HCV RNA in archival sera

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1581-1582

  Beardsley, A M ^a,b   Gowans, E J ^a   Burrell, C J ^a   Marmion, B P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Rundle Mall PO ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; RIBONUCLEASE; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD STORAGE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MOLONEY LEUKEMIA ONCOVIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERUM; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS GENOME;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS; MOLONEY MURINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; MURINAE; ONCOVIRINAE;

EID: 0029898309     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.6.1581-1582.1996     Document Type: Article

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