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Analysis of numbers of repeated units in R2 region among varicella-zoster virus strains.
Journal of dermatological science - 1 Apr 2003
Yoshida Masami, Tamura Takahiro, Miyasaka Keiichi, Shimizu Akiko, Ohashi Norio, Itoh Masatoshi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A variable region, R2, on the varicella-zoster virus (VZV) genome contains a repeated 42-bp unit. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is the derivation of significance from tandem reiteration structure in the R2 region. METHODS: Fifty-two specimens were collected from 52 patients with herpes zoster in Osaka and Tokyo, Japan. After treatment of the specimens to release viral DNA, the samples were...
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