No significant changes in levels of hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA by competitive polymerase chain reaction in blood samples from patients with chronic HCV infection

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 772-777

  Yoshimura, Eriko ^a   Hayashi, Jun ^a   Ueno, Kumiko ^a   Kishihara, Yasuhiro ^a   Yamaji, Kouzaburo ^a   Etoh, Yoshitaka ^a   Kashiwagi, Seizaburo ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

chronic hepatitis C; competitive polymerase chain reaction; hemodialysis; hepatitis C virus RNA levels; interferon

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALPHA INTERFERON; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; GENOTYPE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER FUNCTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030899057     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018860029661     Document Type: Article

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