Polymorphisms of thymidine kinase gene in herpes simplex virus type 1: Analysis of clinical isolates from herpetic keratitis patients and laboratory strains

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 151-158

  Kudo, E ^a   Shiota, H ^a   Naito, T ^a   Satake, K ^a   Itakura, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acyclovir resistance; Direct sequencing; Genetic polymorphism; HSV 1 isolates; PCR SSCP

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; THYMIDINE KINASE; VIRUS DNA;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE MUTATION; HERPES SIMPLEX KERATITIS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ACYCLOVIR; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BASE SEQUENCE; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CORNEA; DNA, VIRAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; GENES, VIRAL; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HUMANS; KERATITIS, HERPETIC; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; THYMIDINE KINASE; VERO CELLS;

EID: 0031656502     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9071(199810)56:2<151::AID-JMV9>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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