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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-12-23
pubmed:abstractText
Since detection of hepatitis C virus RNA by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) showed that there existed anti-C100-3 (anti-HCV) antibody negative patients infected with HCV, we attempted to find out whether there were any clinical or viral genomic differences between the anti-HCV antibody positive and negative groups. One hundred and fifty-nine patients with chronic liver diseases with hepatitis C virus RNA in their sera were selected. Anti-HCV antibody was tested for anti-C100-3 antibody by an enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. The incidence of anti-HCV antibody was 129/159. The concentration of serum gamma-globulin, the titier of ZTT, and the positive rate of the PCR with the primers of the NS3/4 region (NS3/4PCR) were significantly higher in the anti-HCV antibody positive group than in the negative group. However, the other data such as alanine aminotransferase activity or past history were not significantly different. Nucleotide sequence of the cDNA fragments of NS3/4 region amplified by the PCR did not differ significantly between isolates from anti-HCV antibody positive and negative sera. The sequences observed in the present study did not differ significantly from those reported previously. Although there remains the possibility that the variation of viral genomic sequences may cause the absence of anti-HCV antibody, these results suggested that the individual clinical backgrounds or immunoreactivity of the patients might influence the antibody development.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0386-300X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
46
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
285-93
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:1332424-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:1332424-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:1332424-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:1332424-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:1332424-Genome, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:1332424-Hepacivirus, pubmed-meshheading:1332424-Hepatitis, Chronic, pubmed-meshheading:1332424-Hepatitis Antibodies, pubmed-meshheading:1332424-Hepatitis C, pubmed-meshheading:1332424-Hepatitis C Antibodies, pubmed-meshheading:1332424-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:1332424-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:1332424-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:1332424-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:1332424-RNA, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:1332424-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, pubmed-meshheading:1332424-Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:1332424-Transcription, Genetic
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Anti-C100-3 antibody status, viral genomic sequences, and clinical features in chronic hepatitic patients with hepatitis C virus RNA in sera.
pubmed:affiliation
First Department of Internal Medicine, Okayama University Medical School, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't