Is single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis of the full 5′ untranslated region an adequate approach to study hepatitis C virus quasispecies distribution?

Journal of Virology

Volumn 83, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 9018-9021

  Vera Otarola, Jorge ^a   Barría, María Inés ^a   León, Ursula ^a   Carvallo, Pilar ^a   Soza, Alejandro ^b   López Lastra, Marcelo ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SINGLE STRANDED DNA; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS PROTEIN; VIRUS RNA;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE MUTATION; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; INTERNAL RIBOSOME ENTRY SITE; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RETICULOCYTE; RNA STRUCTURE; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; VIRUS ISOLATION; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; VIROLOGY;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL;

EID: 69249231014     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.00971-09     Document Type: Article

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