Abstract
Ninety-six patients with chronic hepatitis C were studied. A second-generation recombinant immunoblot assay detected anti-NS4 antibodies significantly more often in patients infected by hepatitis C virus genotype 1 than in patients infected by other types. By a third-generation recombinant immunoblot assay, the prevalences of the four antibodies measured did not differ according to the hepatitis C virus genotype.
MeSH terms
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Antigens, Viral
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
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Genotype
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Hepacivirus / classification
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Hepacivirus / genetics*
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Hepacivirus / immunology*
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Hepatitis Antibodies / blood*
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Hepatitis C / immunology
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Hepatitis C / virology
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Hepatitis C Antibodies
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Hepatitis C Antigens
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Hepatitis, Chronic / immunology
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Hepatitis, Chronic / virology
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Humans
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Immunoblotting / methods*
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Viral Nonstructural Proteins / immunology
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Virology / methods*
Substances
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Antigens, Viral
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Hepatitis Antibodies
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Hepatitis C Antibodies
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Hepatitis C Antigens
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NS4 protein, hepatitis C virus
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Viral Nonstructural Proteins