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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
1
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1994-12-22
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pubmed:abstractText |
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes (groups I and II) were determined by a newly developed C14 assay in which antibodies against group-specific recombinant proteins of the NS4 region were measured by ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay). The genotypes determined by the C14 assay were compared to those determined by a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in 50 patients. The HCV genotypes determined by both methods were consistent in 78% of the patients. The results of the assays were not contradictory in any patient. The sensitivity of the C14 assay was as high as over 90%. Frequency of HCV genotypes was studied in 300 patients with chronic liver diseases type C by using the C14 assay. The prevalence of groups I and that of II in patients with chronic hepatitis were 73% and 21%, the correspondence figures in those with liver cirrhosis 80% and 13%, and in those with hepatocellular carcinoma 81% and 13%, respectively. The clinical characteristics were similar between the patients with group I and II HCV infections in each disease category. In conclusion, the C14 assay is useful for epidemiological studies of HCV genotypes, and group I is a major HCV genotype of chronic liver diseases type C in Japan.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Feb
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pubmed:issn |
0021-5112
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
47
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
47-57
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:7967159-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:7967159-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:7967159-Carcinoma, Hepatocellular,
pubmed-meshheading:7967159-Chronic Disease,
pubmed-meshheading:7967159-Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay,
pubmed-meshheading:7967159-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:7967159-Genotype,
pubmed-meshheading:7967159-Hepacivirus,
pubmed-meshheading:7967159-Hepatitis C,
pubmed-meshheading:7967159-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:7967159-Japan,
pubmed-meshheading:7967159-Liver Cirrhosis,
pubmed-meshheading:7967159-Liver Neoplasms,
pubmed-meshheading:7967159-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:7967159-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:7967159-Polymerase Chain Reaction,
pubmed-meshheading:7967159-Prevalence
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pubmed:year |
1994
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Prevalence of hepatitis C virus with different genotypes determined by a group-specific antibody assay in Japanese patients with chronic liver diseases due to hepatitis C virus infection.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Nagano.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Comparative Study,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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