Hepatitis C virus core protein discriminates between the two IgG2 allotypes

Viral Immunology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 273-276

  Namboodiri, Aryan M ^a   Nietert, Paul J ^b   Pandey, Janardan P ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORE PROTEIN; FC RECEPTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ALLOTYPE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2;

ALLOTYPE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANTIBODY AFFINITY; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; PROTEIN BINDING; VIRAL CORE PROTEINS;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 45749116917     PISSN: 08828245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vim.2008.0008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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