Quantitative measurement of serum HCV RNA in patients with chronic hepatitis C: Comparison between amplicor HCV monitor system and branched DNA signal amplification assay

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 121-125

  Lu, Rei Hwa ^a   Hwang, Shinn Jang ^a   Chan, Cho Yu ^a   Chang, Full Young ^a   Lee, Shou Dong ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Amplicor Monitor test kit; Branched DNA signal amplification; Hepatitis C virus; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS; VIRUS DETECTION;

FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; RNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE;

CHIRON; HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 0031915944     PISSN: 08878013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2825(1998)12:2<121::AID-JCLA8>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Article

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