A Method for In Situ Localization of Single-Strand and Double-Strand RNA Elements Contained in the Hepatitis C Virus Genome 3'-Untranslated Region
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Abbreviations: DMS: Dimethyl Sulphate; ds: Double-Strand; HCV: Hepatitis C Virus; NMIA: N-Methylisatoic Anhydride; NS: Nonstructural; ORF: Open Reading Frame; RT-qPCR: Reverse Transcription-Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction; SD: Standard Deviation; SEM: Standard Error of the Mean; SL: Stem-Loop; ss: SingleStrand; SHAPE: Selective 2'-hydroxyl Acylation Analyzed by Primer Extension; UTR: Untranslated Region; VR: Variable Region
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