Single-step real-time PCR to quantify hepatitis B virus and distinguish genotype D from non-D genotypes

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 300-304

  Amini Bavil Olyaee, S ^a,b   Pourkarim, M R ^c,d   Schaefer, S ^e   Mahboudi, F ^b   Van Ranst, M ^c   Adeli, A ^b   Trautwein, C ^a   Tacke, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF IRAN   (Iran)

^c REGA INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Belgium)

^d IRANIAN BLOOD TRANSFUSION ORGANIZATION   (Iran)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Copy number; Genotype; Hepatitis B virus; Interferon; Pegylated interferon; Quantitative real time PCR

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELT CURVE ANALYSIS; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS LOAD;

DNA, VIRAL; EUROPE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE EAST; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 79952681988     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: 13652893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2010.01308.x     Document Type: Article

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