Evaluation of two hepatitis C virus genotyping assays based on the 5′ Untranslated Region (UTR): The limitations of 5′ UTR-based assays and the need for a supplementary sequencing-based approach

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 3741-3743

  Hong, Sung Kuk ^a   Cho, Sung Im ^a   Ra, Eun Kyung ^a   Kim, Eui Chong ^a   Park, Joon Sung ^a   Park, Sung Sup ^a   Seong, Moon Woo ^a  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOUTH KOREA; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS STRAIN;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; HEPACIVIRUS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR TYPING; VIROLOGY;

EID: 84867502050     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02034-12     Document Type: Article

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