title: Advances and applications of molecular biology techniques in hepatitis B and C.
abstract: Recent advances in molecular biology have led to the development of techniques that have the potential to allow rapid quantitative detection of viral particles. Research kits using some of these techniques are available for the detection of HBV and HCV. The principles of these tests and their potential clinical utility and limitations are presented.
authors.affiliation: Anatomic Pathology Service 113B, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, California, USA.
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Yen
mesh_terms: D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008967:Molecular Biology / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*