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Evaluation of in-house and commercial genotyping assays for molecular typing of hepatitis C virus in Hong Kong

T. H. J. LamDepartment of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
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P. S. ChengDepartment of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
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S. T. LaiDepartment of Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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T. Y. TsangDepartment of Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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V. C. C. ChengDepartment of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
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S. L. HoDepartment of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
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W. C. YamDepartment of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong KongCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 82-85 | Accepted 02 Mar 2010, Published online: 23 May 2016

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