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Is HCV core antigen a reliable marker of viral load? An evaluation of HCV core antigen automated immunoassay

BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C viral (HCV) load detection and quantification is routinely accomplished by HCV RNA measurement, an expensive but essential test, both for the diagnosis and treatment of chronic hepatitis C (CHC). HCV core antigen (Ag) testing has been suggested as an attractive alternative to...

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Autores principales: Hadziyannis, Emilia, Minopetrou, Martha, Georgiou, Anastasia, Spanou, Fotini, Koskinas, John
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3959936/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24714621