Article
Distribution of hepatitis C virus genotypes determined by line probe assay in patients with chronic hepatitis C seen at tertiary referral centers in the United States. Hepatitis Interventional Therapy Group.
Annals of internal medicine - 15 May 1996
Lau J Y, Davis G L, Prescott L E, Maertens G, Lindsay K L, Qian K, Mizokami M, Simmonds P
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To 1) verify the validity of a new line probe assay for hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotyping and 2) determine the distribution of HCV genotypes and the association between HCV genotype and clinical variables in patients with chronic hepatitis C seen in tertiary referral centers in the Un...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- DNA Probes
- Female
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis C Antibodies
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- RNA, Viral
- Retrospective Studies