Amplification and detection of the terminal 3' non-coding region of hepatitis C virus isolates

Research in Virology

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 115-121

  Khorsi, H ^a   Salabi, T ^a   Castelain, S ^a   Jaillon, O ^a   Zawadzki, P ^a   Capron, J P ^b   Eb, F ^a   Wychowski, C ^c   Duverlie, G ^a,b  

^a Department of Virology ^*  (France)

^b AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIE DE LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

3'Non coding region; DEIA; Diagnosis; HCV; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

ETHIDIUM BROMIDE;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAINING;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0032033385     PISSN: 09232516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2516(98)80087-3     Document Type: Article

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