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Nucleotide polymorphisms in the 5'-UTR region of HCV can affect the ability of two widely used assays to assign an HCV genotype.
Journal of virological methods - 1 Oct 2013
Pollicita Michela, Cento Valeria, Paba Pierpaolo, Perno Carlo Federico, Ciotti Marco
Abstract excerpt
Determination of hepatitis C virus genotype is crucial for establishing the duration of antiviral therapy and predicts response to treatment. In this study, consecutive serum samples collected from two patients with chronic hepatitis C infection were tested by two assays used widely, the Abbott RealTime HCV Genotype II and the Versant HCV Genotype 2.0 assays, in order to assign a genotype to the virus. The...
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