Serotypes, genotypes and levels of hepatitis C viremia in pregnant women in Taiwan.

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Serotypes, genotypes and levels of hepatitis C viremia in pregnant women in Taiwan.

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi - 1 Jun 1996

Lin H H, Kao J H, Mizokami M, Huang S C, Chen P J, Chen D S

Abstract excerpt

The correlation between a new serotyping method for grouping different genotypes of hepatitis C virus (HCV) and those identified by a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay with type-specific primers was investigated in 3,400 pregnant women. The correlation between HCV genotypes and serum HCV leve...

Topics

DNA, Viral
Female
Genotype
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C Antibodies
Humans
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
Serotyping
Taiwan
Viremia

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