METHOD FOR DETECTION OF ANTIBODY TO HEPATITIS C VIRUS SECOND ENVELOPE GLYCOPROTEIN

摘要

A method for detecting antibody to HCV in a test sample. The method includes utilizing a recombinant protein that is the expression product of mammalian cells transformed by a heterologous expression vector comprising a DNA sequence encoding an E2 truncated protein. Test kits which include this recombinant protein also are provided.