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Comparison of hepatitis C virus NS5b and 5' noncoding gene sequencing methods in a multicenter study.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Feb 2005
Laperche Syria, Lunel Françoise, Izopet Jacques, Alain Sophie, Dény Paul, Duverlie Gilles, Gaudy Catherine, Pawlotsky Jean-Michel, Plantier Jean-Christophe, Pozzetto Bruno, Thibault Vincent, Tosetti François, Lefrère Jean-Jacques
Abstract excerpt
A national evaluation study was performed in 11 specialized laboratories with the objective of assessing their capacities to genotype hepatitis C virus (HCV) and define the applicability of a given genotyping method. The panel consisted of 14 samples positive for HCV RNA of different genotypes (including 3 samples with two different artificially mixed genotypes) and 1 HCV-negative sample. Seventeen sets of data...
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