Analysis of hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA in the lesions of lichen planus in patients with chronic hepatitis C: Detection of anti-genomic- as well as genomic-strand HCV RNAs in lichen planus lesions

Journal of Dermatological Science

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-70

  Kurokawa, Motoki ^a   Hidaka, Tomonori ^a   Sasaki, Hidenori ^a   Nishikata, Ichiro ^a   Morishita, Kazuhiro ^a   Setoyama, Mitsuru ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anti genomic strand; Genomic strand; Hepatitis C virus; Lichen planus

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC RNA; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL ASSAY; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENOME ANALYSIS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LEUKOCYTE; LICHEN PLANUS; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA SEQUENCE; SKIN DEFECT; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS VIRULENCE;

EID: 0037533685     PISSN: 09231811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-1811(03)00049-5     Document Type: Article

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