Quantification of hepatitis B virus DNA using competitive PCR and a scintillation proximity assay

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 69, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 197-208

  Simpson, P R ^a   Yu, X H ^a   Redza, Z M ^a   Anson, J G ^b   Chan, S H ^c   Lin, Y ^a  

^a 14 Sci Pk Dr #04 01A Maxwell   (Singapore)

^b GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

DNA extraction; HBV DNA; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CLONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NONHUMAN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SCINTILLATION; SERUM; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS DETECTION;

DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, RADIOISOTOPE; DNA, VIRAL; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; PHOSPHORUS RADIOISOTOPES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCINTILLATION COUNTING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRAL LOAD;

DNA VIRUSES; HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 0031442314     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0934(97)00159-6     Document Type: Article

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