Real-time PCR per HBV DNA: valutazione del nuovo sistema automatizzato COBAS AMPLIPREP™/COBAS TAQMAN™ HBV

Success of antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis B is supported by highly sensitive PCR-based assays for Hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA. Nucleic acid extraction from biologic specimens is technically demanding and reliable PCR results depend it. Performances of the fully automatic system COBAS AmpliP...

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Main Authors: Tiziano Allice, Francesco Cerutti, Fabrizia Pittaluga, Silvia Varetto, Silvia Gabella, Alfredo Marzano, Alessandro Franchello, Valeria Ghisetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2007-12-01
Series:Microbiologia Medica
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Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/mm/article/view/2606