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Detection of Serum Antibodies to Hepatitis E Virus Based on HEV Genotype 3 ORF2 Capsid Protein Expressed in Nicotiana benthamiana.
Annals of laboratory medicine - 1 Jul 2017
Mazalovska Milena, Varadinov Nikola, Koynarski Tsvetoslav, Minkov Ivan, Teoharov Pavel, Lomonossoff George P, Zahmanova Gergana
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BACKGROUND: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) causes epidemics in developing countries and is primarily transmitted through the fecal-oral route. There have been recent reports on the zoonotic spread of the virus, and several animal species, primarily pigs, have been recognized as reservoirs of HEV. Because of its possible spread, there is an urgent need of a method for the cost-effective production of HEV proteins that...
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