Quantitative assessment of hepatitis C virus RNA by polymerase chain reaction and a digoxigenin detection system: Comparison with branched DNA assay

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 219-226

  Yeh, Chau Ting ^a   Shyu, Wei Chue ^a   Sheen, I Shyan ^a   Chu, Chia Ming ^a   Liaw, Yun Fan ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Digoxigenin; Hepatitis C virus; Polymerase chain reaction; Quantitation

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS GENE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; DIGOXIGENIN; DNA; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INTERFERONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 0030910667     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0934(97)02187-3     Document Type: Article

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