Article
Novel genotypes of hepatitis C virus in Thailand.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Sept 1995
Sugiyama K, Kato N, Nakazawa T, Yonemura Y, Phornphutkul K, Kunakorn M, Petchclai B, Shimotohno K
Abstract excerpt
We examined 24 C-type hepatitis specimens from Thailand and detected hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA in all of them by RT-nested PCR for a portion of the HCV 5' non-coding (5' NC) region and a portion of the HCV core region. However, we failed to detect HCV RNA in 11 specimens by RT-nested PCR for a...
Topics
- Base Sequence
- DNA Primers
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Humans
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- RNA, Viral
- Thailand
- Viral Nonstructural Proteins