Hepatitis C virus nonstructural 3 protein: Recombinant NS3 protein of the Thai isolates as an antigen in a diagnostic assay

Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 161-166

  Kanistanon, Duangjit ^a   Wongprompitak, Patimaporn ^a   Dharakul, Tararaj ^a   Songsivilai, Sirirurg ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIGEN; RECOMBINANT NONSTRUCTURAL 3 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEM; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGENICITY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMA; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; THAILAND; VIRUS GENE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, VIRAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GENETIC VECTORS; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THAILAND; VIRAL CORE PROTEINS; VIRAL NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEINS;

EID: 0036771399     PISSN: 0125877X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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