Article
Relationship of genotype to level of hepatitis C viraemia determined by competitive polymerase chain reaction.
The Journal of infection - 1 May 1995
Hayashi J, Kishihara Y, Yoshimura E, Tani Y, Yamaji K, Ikematsu H, Ishiko H, Kashiwagi S
Abstract excerpt
To compare the levels of hepatitis C virus (HCV) viraemia in carriers of the same genotype in various stages of chronic HCV infection, we quantified the amount of HCV RNA by competitive polymerase chain reaction and determined HCV genotype using type-specific primers. The study population included 255 patients with chronic HCV infection (asymptomatic 33, chronic hepatitis 141, liver cirrhosis 50, hepatocellular...
Topics
- Adult
- Base Sequence
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- Chronic Disease
- Disease Progression
- Female
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C
- Heterozygote
- Humans
