Article
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 car...
Topics
- Base Sequence
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- DNA Probes
- Evaluation Studies as Topic
- Female
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis
- Humans
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Neoplasms
- Male
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- RNA, Viral
- Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique