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V Descamps1, A Op de Beeck, C Plassart, E Brochot, C François, F Helle, M Adler, N Bourgeois, D Degré, G Duverlie, S Castelain.
Abstract
HCV core antigen (Ag) and HCV RNA levels were evaluated in matched liver biopsy samples and sera from 22 patients with hepatitis C infection by using the quantitative Architect HCV Ag immunoassay and a real-time RT-qPCR assay, respectively. The data showed a strong correlation between liver and serum compartments of HCV Ag levels (r = 0.80) and HCV RNA levels (r = 0.87). In summary, the serum HCV Ag and RNA levels reflect the intrahepatic values.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 22162563 PMCID: PMC3264181 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.06503-11
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948