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[Study on the genotyping of 113 Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains isolated in Beijing based on 13 variable number of tandem DNA repeats].
Zhonghua liu xing bing xue za zhi = Zhonghua liuxingbingxue zazhi - 1 Aug 2006
Cao Xiao-Hui, Jiang Yi, Zhang Yuan-yuan, Liu Zhi-guang, Zhao Xiu-qin, Jin Xiu-qin, Han Bao-long, Xu Rui-xing, Liu Jing-Hua, Lv Jing, Xue Xiao-luo, Kang-lin Wan
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OBJECTIVE: Variable Number of Tandem Repeats (VNTRs) analysis was a recently developed method which could serve as a 'real-time' genotyping tool for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. One hundred and thirteen M. tuberculosis isolates from the patients with tuberculosis in Beijing were analysed using the reference method to study the characters of genetic diversity and genotype. METHODS: Thirteen tandem repeat loci...
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