Discordant results from hepatitis C virus genotyping by procedures based on amplification of different genomic regions

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2382-2385

  Toniutto, P ^a   Pirisi, M ^a,d   Tisminetzky, S G ^c   Fabris, C ^a   Chinellato, E ^c   Gerotto, M ^c   Falleti, E ^a   Ferroni, P ^a   Lombardelli, T ^b   Bartoli, E ^a   Baralle, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b Servizio per le Tossicodipendenze   (Italy)

^c Intl Ctr Genetic Eng and Biotech   (Italy)

^d Università degli Studi   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 9544248646     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.10.2382-2385.1996     Document Type: Article

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