Rapid detection of clonal expansion of T-cell receptor-beta gene in patients with HBV using the real-time PCR with DNA melting curve analysis

Hepatology Research

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 407-414

  Yang, Jie Zuan ^a   Li, Ming Wei ^a   Wang, Jian Guo ^a   Lu, Hai Feng ^a   Yao, Xin Sheng ^b   He, Jian Qin ^a   Li, Lan Juan ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZUNYI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Complementarity determining region 3; Gene melting spectral pattern; Hepatitis B virus; Reverse transcript quantitative polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR BETA CHAIN; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLONAL EXPANSION; COMPLEMENTARITY DETERMINING REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DENATURATION; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MOTIF; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR GENE; VIRUS LOAD;

EID: 77954364664     PISSN: 13866346     EISSN: 1872034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1872-034X.2009.00600.x     Document Type: Article

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