Identification of novel sequences at the 5′ terminus of the hepatitis C virus genome

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 95-98

  Trowridge, R ^a   Gowans, E J ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

5 untranslated region; HCV

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENE SEQUENCE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VIRUS GENOME;

BASE SEQUENCE; HEPACIVIRUS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL;

EID: 0031826926     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2893.1998.00090.x     Document Type: Article

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