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The use of molecular assays in the management of viral hepatitis.
Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Jun 2008
Mangia A, Antonucci F, Brunetto M, Capobianchi M, Fagiuoli S, Guido M, Farci P, Lampertico P, Marzano A, Niro G, Pisani G, Prati D, Puoti M, Raimondo G, Santantonio T, Smedile A, Lauria F
Abstract excerpt
Molecular assays are instrumental in the clinical management of viral hepatitis. During the past years, a wide variety of molecular assays have been developed and implemented. This considerably improved the understanding of the natural history and pathogenesis of Hepatitis B virus (HBV), Hepatitis C virus (HCV) or Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) hepatitis, but also caused uncertainties in the selection of the most...
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