发明名称 |
Methods of determining chronic hepatitis C infection |
摘要 |
Methods for determining chronic hepatitis C infection are provided by the present invention. The methods generally involve determining the optical density of fluid samples which have tested positive for hepatitis C infection using an antibody-based assay. The optical density can then be used to determine in a predictive or probability-based manner whether the fluid sample contains chronic hepatitis C infection or whether the fluid sample merely contains antibodies to hepatitis C infection without resorting to costly molecular detection methods. Thus, the present invention permits differentiation between individuals who have cleared hepatitis C infection but still test positive in an antibody-based assay from individuals having chronic hepatitis C infection.
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申请公布号 |
US7442497(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2008.10.28 |
申请号 |
US20020051253 |
申请日期 |
2002.01.18 |
申请人 |
CLINICAL REFERENCE LABORATORY |
发明人 |
STOUT ROBERT L. |
分类号 |
C12Q1/70;C07K16/10;C07K16/42 |
主分类号 |
C12Q1/70 |
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