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Determining hepatitis C genotype by analyzing the sequence of the NS5b region.
Journal of virological methods - 1 May 2003
Sandres-Sauné K, Deny P, Pasquier C, Thibaut V, Duverlie G, Izopet J
Abstract excerpt
Assays to determine the hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype have recently become useful for clinical decision making and may be suitable for epidemiological investigations, such as identifying HCV outbreaks in a given population. Molecular assays are the most common diagnostic tools for HCV genotyping. This study compares two genome typing assays, one, the Trugene 5'NC genotyping kit, uses the sequence of the 5'...
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