LEVELS OF HEPATITIS-C VIRUS (HCV) RNA IN SERUM AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO LEVELS OF IMMUNOGLOBULIN-M AND IMMUNOGLOBULIN-G ANTIBODIES AGAINST HCV CORE PROTEIN

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CHEN, M
SONNERBORG, A
SALLBERG, M
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[1] HUDDINGE UNIV HOSP,KAROLINSKA INST,DEPT IMMUNOL MICROBIOL PATHOL & INFECT DIS,DIV CLIN VIROL,S-14186 HUDDINGE,SWEDEN
[2] HUDDINGE UNIV HOSP,KAROLINSKA INST,DEPT IMMUNOL MICROBIOL PATHOL & INFECT DIS,DIV INFECT DIS,S-14186 HUDDINGE,SWEDEN
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10.1128/JCM.33.3.778-780.1995
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
The presence and levels of hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA and immunoglobulin M (IgM) and IgG antibodies against the virus core protein were determined in 449 serum specimens. Despite the fact that a relationship between the presence, but not the levels, of HCV RNA and HCV IgM was observed, the significance of HCV core IgM assays seems limited.
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