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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Schroter M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC85286 | biostudies-literature | 1999 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of clinical microbiology 19990801 8
Serological determination of hepatitis C virus (HCV) subtypes has been hampered by the lack of suitable assays. Therefore, a recombinant immunoblot assay has been established for serological differentiation of HCV subtypes 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, and 4a. It consists of recombinant HCV proteins from the NS-4 region propagated in Escherichia coli. To confirm the serotyping assay results, the results were compared with those obtained by nucleotide sequencing of the NS-5 region. Sera from 157 patients w ...[more]