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Characterization of Human Cytomegalovirus Strains by Analysis of Short Tandem Repeat Polymorphisms
1 Jun 2001
Abstract excerpt
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) strains display genetic polymorphisms, and these polymorphisms can be analyzed to study viral transmission and pathogenesis. Recently, short tandem repeat (STR) length polymorphisms have been identified in the HCMV genome. We assessed the utility of STRs in characterizing HCMV strains and found that a multiplexed PCR assay using primers based upon these STRs accurately maps HCMV...
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