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Quantitative antibody responses to structural (Core) and nonstructural (NS3, NS4, and NS5) hepatitis C virus proteins among seroconverting injecting drug users: impact of epitope variation and relationship to detection of HCV RNA in blood.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Apr 1999
Beld M, Penning M, van Putten M, Lukashov V, van den Hoek A, McMorrow M, Goudsmit J
Abstract excerpt
To gain insight into the natural history of hepatitis C virus (HCV), 13 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-seronegative injecting drug users were studied who seroconverted for HCV as determined by third-generation enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, showed an ensuing antibody response to HCV, and were not treated with any antiviral drugs during follow-up. Subjects included 13 untreated HIV-negative individuals, of...
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