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Degenerate polymerase chain reaction strategy with DNA microarray for detection of multiple and various subtypes of virus during blood screening.
Transfusion - 1 Oct 2013
Takizawa Kazuya, Nakashima Tatsuo, Mizukami Takuo, Kuramitsu Madoka, Endoh Daiji, Kawauchi Shigeto, Sasaki Kohsuke, Momose Haruka, Kiba Yoshiharu, Mizutani Tetsuya, Furuta Rika A, Yamaguchi Kazunari, Hamaguchi Isao
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BACKGROUND: The risk of transferring blood-borne infections during transfusion is continually increasing because of newly emerging and reemerging viruses. Development of a rapid screening method for emerging viruses that might be transmitted by transfusion is required to eliminate such pathogens during blood donor screening. Owing to increased use of human materials in organ transplants and cell therapy, the risk...
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