The design and application of a real-time PCR assay to assess rcDNA and cccDNA produced by HBV during infection
Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is endemic to sub-Saharan Africa, and despite the availability of anti-viral agents, there is currently no cure. This double stranded DNA virus is hepatotropic, and active viral replication results in two genomic equivalents, the relaxed circular DNA (rcD...
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| Language: | en |
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2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10539/8576 |