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. 1997 Jan;35(1):317–321. doi: 10.1128/jcm.35.1.317-321.1997

Concordance of hepatitis C virus typing methods based on restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis in 5' noncoding region and NS4 serotyping, but not in core PCR or a line probe assay.

S Navas 1, I Castillo 1, J Martín 1, J A Quiroga 1, J Bartolomé 1, V Carreño 1
PMCID: PMC229569  PMID: 8968938

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