Inquiries on intraspousal transmission of hepatitis C virus: Benefits and limitations of genome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis

Forensic Science International

Volumn 100, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 69-76

  Ross, R S ^a   Viazov, S ^a   Varenholz, C ^b   Roggendorf, M ^a  

^a Institute of Virology   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Genome heterogeneity; Intraspousal transmission; Phylogenetic analysis; Viral hepatitis

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOME; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0033038548     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(98)00200-X     Document Type: Article

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