Quantitative analysis of GBV-C RNA in liver and serum by strand-specific reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 707-714

  Kanda, Tatsuo ^a   Yokosuka, Osamu ^a   Tagawa, Masami ^a   Kawai, Shigenobu ^a   Imazeki, Fumio ^a   Saisho, Hiromitsu ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

GBV C; HCV; Strand specific RNA

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS; SERODIAGNOSIS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 0032212690     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(98)80250-X     Document Type: Article

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