Article
[Significance of serological genotyping of hepatitis C virus in Japanese patients with chronic liver disease due to hepatitis C].
Rinsho byori. The Japanese journal of clinical pathology - 1 Oct 1994
Mizokami M, Mizoguchi N, Shibata H, Shibata H
Abstract excerpt
Recently, T-Kohara et al. reported that most hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Japan can be classified into two groups, group 1 (G-1) and group 2 (G-2), on the basis of the NS4 region nucleotide sequence. Using a genetic engineering method, they developed a new assay in which antibodies against group specific recombinant proteins of the NS4 region were measured by ELISA (Serological Genotype, Serotype). In the present...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Chronic Disease
- Female
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C
- Humans
- Japan
- Liver Diseases
- Male