Real-time monitoring of HCV-RNA by single tube assay kit and potential importance for predicting virological sustained response in patients with chronic hepatitis C

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 705-711

  Shiratori, Yasushi ^a   Kato, Naoya ^a   Tamatsukuri, Shigeru ^b   Yoshida, Haruhiko ^a   Kawabe, Takao ^a   Nakata, Ryo ^c   Okano, Ken'ichi ^c   Omata, Masao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NIPPON ROCHE RESEARCH CENTER   (Japan)

^c INSTITUTE FOR ADULT DISEASES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis C; Interferon therapy; Monitoring of HCV RNA; Single tube assay kit

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA VIRUS; SERODIAGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

EID: 0029975765     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.1996.tb00318.x     Document Type: Article

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