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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2001, p. 362-364, Vol. 39, No. 1
Department of Pathology, National Institute
of Infectious Diseases,1 and Division
of Gastroenterology, International Medical Center of
Japan,2 Tokyo, Japan
Received 5 June 2000/Returned for modification 17 August
2000/Accepted 16 October 2000
A simple and precise genotyping system based on PCR using
type-specific primers was developed for the determination of genotypes A through F of hepatitis B virus (HBV). This assay system is considered to be a useful tool for the molecular diagnosis of HBV infection and
for large-scale surveys.
0095-1137/01/$04.00+0 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.1.362-364.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.
Rapid and Specific Genotyping System for Hepatitis
B Virus Corresponding to Six Major Genotypes by PCR Using
Type-Specific Primers
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Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of
Pathology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Toyama 1-23-1, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan. Phone: (81) 3-5285-1111, ext. 2624. Fax: (81) 3-5285-1189. E-mail: kenjiabe{at}nih.go.jp.
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