Hepatitis B Surface Antibody, Quantitative Test code(s) 8475 Question 1. What is the clinical indication for hepatitis B surface antibody quantitation? Question 2. What is the hepatitis B surface antibody? Question 3. How is the quantitative hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBs) test performed...
How do you interpret HCV antibody "reactive” and HCV RNA “not-detected” results? Question 6. Is it possible to have HCV infection and have a non-reactive HCV antibody test result? Question 7. What proportion of HCV antibody-reactive specimens are found to contain HCV RNA upon reflex ...
V(H)1-69 gene is preferentially used by hepatitis C virus-associated B cell lymphomas and by normal B cells responding to the E2 viral antigen. Blood 97, 1023–1026 (2001). 11. Breden, F. et al. Comparison of antibody repertoires produced by HIV-1 infection, other chronic and acute ...
Taken together, UT1.1, UT1.2, and UT1.3 appeared to be a bystander autoantibody, an anti-HCV antibody, and a cross-reactive autoantibody, respectively. Figure 2: Reactivity profiles of representative VH sequences. (a) Reactivity against HCV core and nonstructural (NS) antigens was measured via...
FIG. 9. ELISA results of binding of neutralizing anti-HCV antibody 5D2 at 1.25 μg of antibody/mL to biotinylated E1 peptides presented on streptavidin coated microtiterplates. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The current invention contributes to the quest for candidate molecules for treatment ...
The repertoire of IgG antibody responses to infection and vaccination varies depending on the characteristics of the immunogen and the ability of the host to mount a protective immune response. Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections are marked by persistent infection and immune tolerance to vaccin...