Article
Comparative evaluation of five rapid methods for identifying subtype 1b and 2c hepatitis C virus isolates.
Journal of virological methods - 1 Jul 1997
Vatteroni M, Maggi F, Morrica A, Fornai C, Giorgi M, Pistello M, Bendinelli M
Abstract excerpt
A panel of 61 HCV isolates belonging to five different subtypes were used to evaluate five methods for rapid typing of HCV RNA: an in-house type-specific polymerase chain reaction based on the core region (type-specific PCR), a commercial amplification of the core region followed by hybridisation...
Topics
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C
- Humans
- Italy
- Molecular Probe Techniques
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Serotyping