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Comparison of real-time fluorescent RT-PCR and conventional RT-PCR for the detection of hepatitis E virus genotypes prevalent in China.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Dec 2007
Zhao Chenyan, Li Zhuo, Yan Baoshan, Harrison Tim J, Guo Xinhui, Zhang Feng, Yin Jiming, Yan Yan, Wang Youchun
Abstract excerpt
To compare the specificity and sensitivity of a real-time fluorescent RT-PCR assay with conventional RT-PCR, sera from 110 healthy blood donors, 120 patients with a clinical diagnosis of chronic hepatitis B, and 416 patients with non-A-C acute hepatitis, as well as serial dilutions of HEV genotypes 1 and 4, were tested with both assays. All samples from healthy blood donors and patients with chronic hepatitis B...
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