Serologically defined genotypes of hepatitis C virus among Japanese patients with chronic hepatitis C

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 58, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 71-79

  Mizoguchi, Naoto ^a   Mizokami, Masashi ^a   Orito, Etsuro ^a   Shibata, Hiromu ^b   Shibata, Hideo ^b  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIV MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Genotype; Hepatitis C virus (HCV); Interferon therapy; Serotype

Indexed keywords

INTERFERON;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROCONVERSION; SEROTYPE; VIRUS CLASSIFICATION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS STRAIN;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 0030070920     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-0934(95)01989-8     Document Type: Article

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