Third-generation recombinant immunoblot assay: comparison of reactivities according to hepatitis C virus genotype

B C Dow, H Munro, I Buchanan, E A Follett, F Davidson, P L Yap, P Simmonds

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Recombinant immunoblot assay (RIBA) is widely used as a supplemental test in hepatitis C virus (HCV) confirmatory algorithms. As this assay is based on HCV type 1, its performance was examined with the common European HCV genotypes (1, 2, and 3).
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)547-51
Number of pages5
JournalTransfusion
Volume36
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 1996

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • Blood Donors
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Genes, Viral
  • Genotype
  • Hepacivirus
  • Humans
  • Immunoblotting
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
  • Sensitivity and Specificity

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