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Development of a sensitive RT-PCR method for amplifying and sequencing near full-length HCV genotype 1 RNA from patient samples.
Virology journal - 12 Feb 2013
Zhang Eileen Z, Bartels Doug J, Frantz J Dan, Seepersaud Sheila, Lippke Judith A, Shames Benjamin, Zhou Yi, Lin Chao, Kwong Ann, Kieffer Tara L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Direct-acting antiviral (DAAs) agents for hepatitis C virus (HCV) span a variety of targets, including proteins encoded by the NS3/4A, NS4B, NS5A, and NS5B genes. Treatment with DAAs has been shown to select variants with sequence changes in the HCV genome encoding amino acids that may confer resistance to the treatment. In order to assess these effects in patients, a Reverse Transcription Polymerase...
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