Comparison of six sets of PCR primers from two different genomic regions for amplification of GB virus C/hepatitis G virus RNA

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 286-289

  Andonov, Anton ^a   Sauder, Connie ^a   Jacobsen, Heather ^a   Chaudhary, Rabindra ^a  

^a LAB CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION;

GB VIRUS C/HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0031963694     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.1.286-289.1998     Document Type: Article

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