Comparative evaluation of four genotyping methods for hepatitis C virus

Folia Biologica

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 219-224

  Seme, K ^a   Poljak, M ^a   Dovc P ^b   Koren, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

genotyping; HCV; hepatitis C virus; Slovenia

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SLOVENIA; TECHNIQUE; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS ISOLATION;

EID: 0030771012     PISSN: 00155500     EISSN: 25337602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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