Improved amplification system for detection of hepatitis C virus genome that simultaneously differentiates viral genotypes

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 237-243

  Songsivilai, Sirirurg ^a   Kanistanon, Duangjit ^a   Panyavinin, Wariya ^a   Neelamek, Montana ^a   Dharakul, Tararaj ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA; VIRUS PROTEIN; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CLASSIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROTYPING; THAILAND; VIRUS GENOME;

BLOOD DONORS; DNA PRIMERS; GENOME, VIRAL; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RNA, VIRAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROTYPING; THAILAND; VARIATION (GENETICS); VIRAL NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEINS;

EID: 0030154681     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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