Influence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes on HCV recombinant immunoblot assay patterns

J Clin Microbiol. 1995 May;33(5):1357-9. doi: 10.1128/jcm.33.5.1357-1359.1995.

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.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Antigens, Viral
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Genotype
  • Hepacivirus / classification
  • Hepacivirus / genetics*
  • Hepacivirus / immunology*
  • Hepatitis Antibodies / blood*
  • Hepatitis C / immunology
  • Hepatitis C / virology
  • Hepatitis C Antibodies
  • Hepatitis C Antigens
  • Hepatitis, Chronic / immunology
  • Hepatitis, Chronic / virology
  • Humans
  • Immunoblotting / methods*
  • Viral Nonstructural Proteins / immunology
  • Virology / methods*

Substances

  • Antigens, Viral
  • Hepatitis Antibodies
  • Hepatitis C Antibodies
  • Hepatitis C Antigens
  • NS4 protein, hepatitis C virus
  • Viral Nonstructural Proteins