Use of duplex mutation primers for real-time PCR quantification of hepatitis c virus RNA in serum

Hepatitis Monthly

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 519-524

  Xia, Qian Feng ^a,b   Wen, Yang An ^a   Liu, Ping ^a   Li, Pu ^a   Liu, Jin Bo ^a   Qin, Xi ^b   Qian, Shi Yun ^b   Tu, Zhi Guang ^a  

^a CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HAINAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Duplex mutation primers; HCV; Hepatitis; PCR; Quantification

Indexed keywords

UNTRANSLATED RNA; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GENE MUTATION; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HYBRIDIZATION; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 79961068522     PISSN: 1735143X     EISSN: 17353408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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