SYNTHETIC ANTIGENS FOR THE DETECTION OF ANTIBODIES AGAINST THE HEPATITIS C VIRUS.

摘要

PEPTIDE SEQUENCES THAT ARE ABLE TO IMITATE HCV-CODED PROTEINS ARE PROVIDED FOR USE AS REAGENTS FOR DETECTION IN BLOOD OR BLOOD PRODUCTS FROM PREVIOUS HCV EXPOSURE. PEPTIDES ARE AT LEAST 5 AMINOACID LENGTH AND MAY BE USED IN SEVERAL SPECIFIC TESTS FOR THE DETECTION OF ANTIBODIES FOR HCV, FOR THE DETECTION OF ANTIGENS OF HCV, OR AS IMMUNOGENES.