The type-2 variant of human cytomegalovirus glycoprotein N (gN-2) is not the rarest in the Chinese population of Taiwan: Influence of primer design

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 161-164

  Chen, Hsin Pai ^a   Lin, Jui Chu ^b   Yang, Su Pen ^a,b   Lan, Yu Ching ^c   Weng, Wen Sung ^b   Tsai, Cheng Hsien ^b   Ho, Donald Ming Tak ^a,b   Liu, Cheng Yi ^a,b   Cho, Wen Long ^a   Chan, Yu Jiun ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Glycoprotein N; Human cytomegalovirus; Polymerase chain reaction; Primers; UL73

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN N; VIRUS GLYCOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHINESE; GENE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TAIWAN; UL73 GENE;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; DNA PRIMERS; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; TAIWAN; VARIATION (GENETICS); VIRAL ENVELOPE PROTEINS;

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 5;

EID: 46549085979     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2008.03.018     Document Type: Article

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