Evaluation of a BK virus real-time PCR assay designed using novel bioinformatics technology

Experimental and Molecular Pathology

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 99-102

  Lefferts, Joel A ^a   Hicks, Nathan D ^b   Tsongalis, Gregory J ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

BK virus; Real time PCR; Renal transplant

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; BIOINFORMATICS; BK VIRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; URINALYSIS; BIOLOGY; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION STUDY; GENETICS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PLASMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PROCEDURES; URINE; VIROLOGY;

BK VIRUS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PLASMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS;

BK POLYOMAVIRUS;

EID: 77956450915     PISSN: 00144800     EISSN: 10960945     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yexmp.2010.06.001     Document Type: Article

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