Article
Clinical utility of total HCV core antigen quantification: a new indirect marker of HCV replication.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Jul 2002
Bouvier-Alias Magali, Patel Keyur, Dahari Harel, Beaucourt Stéphanie, Larderie Patrick, Blatt Lawrence, Hezode Christophe, Picchio Gaston, Dhumeaux Daniel, Neumann Avidan U, McHutchison John G, Pawlotsky Jean-Michel
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA detection, viral load quantification, and HCV genotyping are widely used in clinical practice. Recently, the availability of an anticore antigen (Ag) monoclonal antibody allowed development of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) detecting and quantifying total HCV core Ag in peripheral blood of HCV-infected patients. The aims of the present study were to investigate the...
Topics
- Biomarkers
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C
- Humans
- Kinetics
- RNA, Viral
- Sensitivity and Specificity
- Viral Core Proteins
- Virus Replication
