A novel FRET probe-based approach for identification, quantification, and characterization of occult HCV infections in patients with cryptogenic liver cirrhosis

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 420-421

  Bhargava, Arpit ^a,b   Punde, Ram ^a   Varshney, Subodh ^a   Pathak, Neelam ^a   Mishra, Pradyumna K ^a,b  

^a BHOPAL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

CANCER RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA SYNTHESIS; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HYBRIDIZATION; LETTER; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BIOPSY; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIROLOGY;

EID: 79959210717     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: 09745130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0377-4929.81609     Document Type: Letter

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