Hepatitis C virus genotypes in Southern Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1629-1632

  Krug, L P ^a   Lunge, V R ^b   Ikuta, N ^b   Fonseca, A S K ^b   Cheinquer, H ^c   Ozaki, L S ^a   Barros, S G S ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b Simbios Biotecnologia   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^d HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Genotype; HCV; Hepatitis C virus; PCR; RFLP

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN;

BRAZIL; DNA, VIRAL; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HUMANS;

EID: 0030321040     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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