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Comparison of three different HCV genotyping methods: core, NS5B sequence analysis and line probe assay.
International journal of molecular medicine - 1 Feb 2013
Cai Qingxian, Zhao Zhixin, Liu Ying, Shao Xiaoqiong, Gao Zhiliang
Abstract excerpt
To evaluate the capacity of Versant HCV genotype assay (LiPA) 2.0 to identify hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes, 110 serum samples were collected from chronic hepatitis C patients. Three methods were compared: core sequence analysis, NS5B sequence analysis and the INNO-LiPA assay. The result showed that 102 (92.7%) of the samples were amplified in either or both regions, of which 97 were amplified in the core...
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