Sequential serum hepatitis C viral RNA levels longitudinally assessed by branched DNA signal amplification

Hepatology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1702-1706

  Gordon, Stuart C ^a,b   Dailey, Peter J ^c   Silverman, Ann L ^a,b   Khan, Bilal A ^a   Kodali, Vallistram P ^a   Wilber, Judith C ^c  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LIVER BIOPSY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS LOAD;

EID: 0031768871     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510280634     Document Type: Article

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