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Association with 5'-untranslated region and response to interferon in chronic hepatitis C.
Hepato-gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2000
Katano Yoshiaki, Hayashi Kazuhiko, Ishigami Masatoshi, Itoh Akihiro, Hirooka Yoshiki, Nakano Isao, Goto Hidemi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: The 5'-untranslated region (5'UTR) of hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a useful region for determinations of genotype and viral load. 5'UTR can be used for simultaneous analysis of HCV genotype and viral load, therefore several assays have been described. A method which used direct sequencing of the 5'UTR can also be used to identify mutations in this region. The objective of the present study was to...
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