Transcription-mediated amplification linked to line probe assay as a routine tool for HCV typing in clinical laboratories

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 340-347

  Ross, R S ^a   Viazov, S ^a   Kpakiwa, S S ^a   Roggendorf, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

DNA immunoassay; Genotyping; Hepatitis C virus; Phylogenetic analyses; Reverse hybridization test; Transcription mediated amplification

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; VIRUS RNA;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL LABORATORY; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION MEDIATED AMPLIFICATION LINE PROBE ASSAY; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VIRUS TYPING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BASE SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, RNA;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 35048877548     PISSN: 08878013     EISSN: 10982825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcla.20195     Document Type: Article

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