Significance of anti-E2 in the diagnosis of HCV infection in patients on maintenance hemodialysis: Anti-E2 is frequently detected among anti-HCV antibody-negative patients

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2409-2413

  Lee, Dong Soon ^a   Lesniewski, Richard R ^b   Sung, Young Chul ^c   Min, Won Ki ^d   Park, Su Gil ^d   Lee, Keoun Hoo ^e   Kim, Hyun Su ^f  

^a Korea Cancer Center Hospital   (South Korea)

^b ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^d Asan Medical Center   (South Korea)

^e Hyein Dialysis Clinic   (South Korea)

^f LG Display   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anti HCV; Diagnosis HCV RNA; E2 protein; Renal failure

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; PROTEIN; VIRUS ANTIGEN; VIRUS RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; VIREMIA;

EID: 0030358018     PISSN: 10466673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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