TY - JOUR
T1 - Simple and reliable method for detection and genotyping of hepatitis C virus RNA in dried blood spots stored at room temperature
AU - Solmone, Mariacarmela
AU - Girardi, Enrico
AU - Costa, Francesco
AU - Pucillo, Leopoldo
AU - Ippolito, Giuseppe
AU - Capobianchi, Maria R.
PY - 2002/9
Y1 - 2002/9
N2 - We describe a simple, sensitive, and reproducible method for using whole blood collected onto filter paper (dried blood spots) for detection and genotyping of hepatitis C virus RNA that can be useful in large field studies, particularly in settings where collection, preparation, storage, and shipment of samples at controlled temperature can be difficult.
AB - We describe a simple, sensitive, and reproducible method for using whole blood collected onto filter paper (dried blood spots) for detection and genotyping of hepatitis C virus RNA that can be useful in large field studies, particularly in settings where collection, preparation, storage, and shipment of samples at controlled temperature can be difficult.
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U2 - 10.1128/JCM.40.9.3512-3514.2002
DO - 10.1128/JCM.40.9.3512-3514.2002
M3 - Article
C2 - 12202607
AN - SCOPUS:0036708359
SN - 0095-1137
VL - 40
SP - 3512
EP - 3514
JO - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
JF - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
IS - 9
ER -