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Hepatitis C virus RNA levels determined by branched DNA probe assay correlated with levels assessed using competitive PCR.
The American journal of gastroenterology - 1 Feb 1996
Hayashi J, Yoshimura E, Kishihara Y, Yamaji K, Etoh Y, Ikematsu H, Kashiwagi S
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To search for comparative differences, levels of hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA were examined by branched DNA (bDNA) probe assay and by competitive polymerase chain reaction (PCR). METHODS: The study population included 234 patients (chronic hepatitis 146, cirrhosis 36, hepatocellular carcinoma 52), all of whom were positive for HCV RNA, as determined by PCR. We quantified HCV RNA levels of all serum...
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