One-step typing of Epstein-Barr virus by polymerase chain reaction: predominance of type 1 virus in Japan.

M, Kunimoto; S, Tamura; T, Tabata; O, Yoshie

doi:10.1099/0022-1317-73-2-455

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One-step typing of Epstein-Barr virus by polymerase chain reaction: predominance of type 1 virus in Japan.

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Authors:

Kunimoto M

Tamura S

Tabata T

Abstract

The prevalence of two types of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in Japan was studied by using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The U2 region encoding EBV nuclear antigen 2 (EBNA-2) was chosen as the target of amplification. Consensus primers were synthesized from sequences common to the two types but en...

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