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Hepatitis E virus ORF3 antigens derived from genotype 1 and 4 viruses are detected with varying efficiencies by an anti-HEV enzyme immunoassay.
Journal of medical virology - 1 May 2011
Ma Hongxia, Song Xiaoguo, Harrison Tim J, Zhang Heqiu, Huang Weijin, Wang Youchun
Abstract excerpt
The function of the hepatitis E virus (HEV) open reading frame 3 (ORF3) protein product remains unclear but it is able to induce a strong antibody response following HEV infection. Therefore, it has been used in some enzyme immunoassays (EIAs) for detecting anti-HEV antibody. In order to evaluate the difference in antigenicity of HEV ORF3 polypeptides derived from genotypes 1 and 4, two EIAs were developed, based...
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