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Genotyping of hepatitis C virus in the Dominican Republic.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Dec 1997
Nishizono A, Terao H, Shutoh R, Nasu M, Mifune K, Wun B J, Montas B, Fernandez F S
Abstract excerpt
Genotyping of hepatitis C virus (HCV) of liver disease patients in the Dominican Republic was performed. Eighty-four samples positive for HCV antibody, which were confirmed by ELISA, particle agglutination, and recombinant immunoblot assay III tests, were subjected to HCV genotyping by polymerase chain reaction using type-specific primers located in the nonstructural protein 5 region. Of the 84 samples tested, 50...
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