Limitations and improvements of the quantiplex branched-DNA assay in Hepatitis B virus-infected patients receiving lamivudine

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 203-210

  Jen, Chung Min ^a   Young, Kung Chia ^a   Cheng, Pin Nan ^a   Kao, Ai Wen ^a   Chang, Ting Tsung ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Branched DNA; Hepatitis B virus; Lamivudine

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS E ANTIGEN; LAMIVUDINE; VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EXPOSURE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; LUMINESCENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

BRANCHED DNA SIGNAL AMPLIFICATION ASSAY; DNA, VIRAL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; LAMIVUDINE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CHIRON; HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 0034969118     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0934(01)00335-4     Document Type: Article

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