Viral HCV RNA reactivity of corneal cells in plasma HCV nucleic acid-positive eye donors

Cornea

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 506-507

  Heck, Ellen ^a,b,c   Dingrando, Alison ^a   Proctor, Chris ^a   Cavanagh, H Dwight ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Ophthalmology ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cornea cell safety; Nucleic acid RNA

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CELL; DONOR; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; NUCLEIC ACID TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; RNA, VIRAL; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 84875223841     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: 15364798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e318268d6d6     Document Type: Review

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