Use of sequence analysis of the NS5B region for routine genotyping of hepatitis C virus with reference to C/E1 and 5′ untranslated region sequences

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1102-1112

  Murphy, Donald G ^a   Willems, Bernard ^b   Deschênes, Marc ^c   Hilzenrat, Nir ^d   Mousseau, Roger ^e   Sabbah, Sidney ^f  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e MAISONNEUVE ROSEMONT HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GENE ISOLATION; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; ADULT; AGED; BASE SEQUENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; QUEBEC; RNA, VIRAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; VIRAL ENVELOPE PROTEINS; VIRAL NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEINS;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS; RHODOCOCCUS RHODOCHROUS;

EID: 34247186434     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02366-06     Document Type: Article

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