Reverse transcription-PCR detection of hepatitis G virus

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2660-2664

  Schlueter, Volker ^a   Schmolke, Susanne ^a   Stark, Klaus ^b   Hess, Georg ^a   Ofenloch Haehnle, Beatus ^a   Engel, Alfred M ^a,c  

^a F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

^b Institute of Tropical Medicine   (Germany)

^c NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FLAVIVIRUS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS GENE;

FLAVIVIRIDAE; FLAVIVIRUS; GB VIRUS C/HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 0029957585     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.11.2660-2664.1996     Document Type: Article

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