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Comparative methods for genotyping hepatitis C virus isolates from Romania.
Roumanian archives of microbiology and immunology - 1 Jan 2000
Oprişan Gabriela, Szmal Camelia, Dinu Sorin, Oprişoreanu Ana-Maria, Thiers Valérie, Panait Mircea, Oţelea Dan, Mavromara Penelope, Ruţă Simona, Sultana Camelia, Alexiu Irina, Manolescu Loredana, Anton Gabriela, Grancea Camelia, Neagu Ana, Sencovici Carmen, Calistru Petre Jacob, Târdei Gratiela, Moţoc Adriana, Lazăr Stefan, Ionescu Camelia, Ceauşu Emanoil, Cristea Cristiana, Voiculescu Ghe, Brehar-Cioflec Dana, Popovici Damian, Chicin Gratiana, Claici Camelia
Abstract excerpt
Accurate genotyping of hepatitis C virus (HCV) has clinical implications for treatment orientation and epidemiological impact in tracing the contamination sources. The aim of the study was to compare a genotyping assay by restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) in the HCV 5'untranslated region (5'UTR) with sequencing in the 5'untranslated and NS5B regions. One hundred and three samples, collected between...
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