Article
Genotype-dependent serologic reactivities in patients infected with hepatitis C virus in the United States.
Mayo Clinic proceedings - 1 May 1995
Zein N N, Rakela J, Persing D H
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the serologic reactivities in patients infected with different hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes to four HCV proteins that are components of the second-generation recombinant immunoblot assay. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Serum samples from 36 patients with chronic HCV infection were obtained. RNA was extracted by using chaotropic lysis and isopropanol precipitation. Reverse-transcriptase...
Topics
- Base Sequence
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis Antibodies
- Hepatitis C Antibodies
- Hepatitis, Chronic
- Humans
- Immunoblotting
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
