Article
Serotyping of hepatitis C virus in chronic type C hepatitis in Taiwan: correlation with genotypes.
Journal of gastroenterology - 1 Apr 1996
Kao J H, Lin H H, Chen P J, Lai M Y, Wang T H, Mizokami M, Chen D S
Abstract excerpt
To evaluate the usefulness of a new serologic assay to group hepatitis C virus (HCV), genotypes identified by this serotyping method were compared to those identified by a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay with type-specific primers in 71 Taiwanese patients with chronic type C hepatitis. The...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Female
- Genes, Viral
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis C Antibodies
- Hepatitis, Chronic
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Sensitivity and Specificity
- Serotyping
- Taiwan
