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[Evaluation of ARCHITECT HCV core antigen assay].
The Korean journal of laboratory medicine - 1 Dec 2010
Song Dual, Kang Jeong Eun, Kim Shine Young, Hwang Sang-Hyun, Kim Hyung Hoi, Lee Eun Yup, Son Han Chul
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BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) core antigen (Ag) levels are known to be well correlating with HCV RNA levels, and may be used as an alternative marker of HCV replication for monitoring the response to HCV treatment. However, the low sensitivity of HCV core Ag assay has been an obstacle for clinical use. In this study, recently developed ARCHITECT HCV Ag assay (Abbott Laboratories, USA) was evaluated for...
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