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Comparison and application of a novel genotyping method, semiautomated primer-specific and mispair extension analysis, and four other genotyping assays for detection of hepatitis C virus mixed-genotype infections.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Aug 2000
Hu Y W, Balaskas E, Furione M, Yen P H, Kessler G, Scalia V, Chui L, Sher G
Abstract excerpt
To date the true prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) mixed-genotype infections has not been established mainly because currently available methods are not suitable for the detection of mixed genotypes in a viral population. A novel semiautomated genotyping method, primer-specific and mispair extension analysis (S-PSMEA), which is more reliable than other genotyping assays was developed for detection of HCV...
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