Quantitative assessment of hepatitis C virus RNA and IgM antibodies to hepatitis C core in chronic hepatitis C

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 21-26

  Martinelli, Ana L C ^a,b   Brown, David ^a   Braun, Hans Bertram ^c   Michel, Gerd ^c   Dusheiko, Geoffrey M ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Clinical Biochemistry   (United Kingdom)

^c ABBOTT GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis; Hepatitis C virus RNA; IgM anti HCV core

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LIVER NECROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030024026     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(96)80181-4     Document Type: Article

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