Levels of hepatitis C virus in blood donors infected with different viral genotypes

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 173, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 727-730

  Smith, Donald B ^a   Davidson, Fiona ^b   Yap, Peng Lee ^b   Brown, Helen ^b   Kolberg, Janicc ^b   Detmer, Jill ^b   Urdea, Mickey ^b   Simmonds, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; INTERFERON; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEX DIFFERENCE; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS TYPING;

EID: 0030063785     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/173.3.727     Document Type: Article

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