Abstract |
An anti- hepatitis delta (HD) enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using a specific recombinant hepatitis delta antigen derived from a local dominant hepatitis delta virus (hepatitis D virus; HDV) strain in Taiwan has been established. The detection efficiency of this assay was comparable to that of the commercially available Abbott anti-HD radioimmunoassay (RIA) and could be useful in routine laboratory diagnoses of HDV infection.
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Authors | Yung-Bin Kuo, Mei Chao, Yi-Hsuan Lee, Chau-Ting Yeh, Err-Cheng Chan |
Journal | Clinical and vaccine immunology : CVI
(Clin Vaccine Immunol)
Vol. 19
Issue 5
Pg. 817-9
(May 2012)
ISSN: 1556-679X [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 22398247
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Evaluation Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Hepatitis Antibodies
- Hepatitis delta Antigens
- Recombinant Proteins
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Topics |
- Clinical Laboratory Techniques
(methods)
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
(methods)
- Hepatitis Antibodies
(blood)
- Hepatitis D
(diagnosis)
- Hepatitis Delta Virus
(immunology)
- Hepatitis delta Antigens
- Humans
- Radioimmunoassay
(methods)
- Recombinant Proteins
- Taiwan
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