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Evaluation of a new assay for hepatitis C virus genotyping and viral load determination in patients with chronic hepatitis C.
Journal of virological methods - 16 May 2002
Otagiri Hideki, Fukuda Yoshihide, Nakano Isao, Katano Yoshiaki, Toyoda Hidenori, Yokozaki Shoichi, Hayashi Kazuhiko, Hayakawa Tetsuo, Fukuda Youji, Kinoshita Moritoshi, Takamatsu Junki
Abstract excerpt
A new method for hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotyping that analyzes products generated with the HCV Amplicor Monitor Test has been developed. One hundred and sixty-two Japanese patients with chronic hepatitis C, including 59 patients with hemophilia, were tested for HCV genotypes and viral loads with this new test, and the results were compared with those of a genotyping assay that involved direct sequencing of the...
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