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A universal microarray for detection of SARS coronavirus.
Journal of virological methods - 1 Oct 2004
Long Wei-Hong, Xiao Hua-Sheng, Gu Xiao-Mei, Zhang Qing-Hua, Yang Hong-Jun, Zhao Guo-Ping, Liu Jian-Hua
Abstract excerpt
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is caused by the SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV). There are many point mutations among SARS-CoV genome sequences. Previous studies suggested that the mutations are correlated closely with the SARS epidemic. It was found that the bases of six nucleotide positions (nt9404, nt9479, nt19838, nt21721, nt22222 and nt27827) with high-mutation rate have an important relationship with...
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