A comparison of reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and branched-chain DNA assays for hepatitis C virus RNA in patients receiving interferon treatment. Consensus Interferon Study Group.

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Published in J Viral Hepat on March 01, 1999

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P J Pockros1, V G Bain, E B Hunter, A Conrad, A Balart, F B Hollinger, D Albert

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1: Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.

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