Quantification of hepatitis C virus RNA by RT-PCR in comparison to the branched DNA method.

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Quantification of hepatitis C virus RNA by RT-PCR in comparison to the branched DNA method.

Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie - 1 Jan 1998

Roth W K, Lee J H, Rüster B, Zeuzem S

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INTRODUCTION: Quantification of hepatitis C virus (HCV) serum viremia levels is an important measure to predict and monitor response to interferon-alpha therapy as well as to predict clinical outcome. We were interested to compare the most widely used HCV quantification methods, quantitative RT-P...

Topics

DNA, Viral
Genotype
Hepacivirus
Hepatitis C
Humans
Polymerase Chain Reaction
RNA, Viral
Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique
Sensitivity and Specificity
Viremia

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