Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction fails to detect peripheral-blood hepatitis C RNA in formalin-fixed liver tissue

Liver Transplantation and Surgery

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 455-460

  Guerrero, R B ^a   Batts, K P ^a   Germer, J J ^a   Perez, R G ^a   Wiesner, R H ^a   Persing, D H ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TISSUE FIXATION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0031764475     PISSN: 10743022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lt.500040611     Document Type: Article

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