Broad differences between the COBAS ampliprep total nucleic acid isolation-COBAS TaqMan 48 hepatitis C virus (HCV) and COBAS HCV monitor v2.0 assays for quantification of serum HCV RNA of non-1 genotypes [7]

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1602-1603

  Colson, Philippe ^a   Motte, Anne ^a   Tamalet, Catherine ^a  

^a TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUCLEIC ACID; VIRUS RNA;

ASSAY; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONITOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; RNA, VIRAL;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 33645908795     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.44.4.1602-1603.2006     Document Type: Letter

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