ANTIGENIC PROTEIN SPECIFIC FOR BLOOD-PROPAGATED NON-A NON-B HEPATITIS, DNA WICH CODES FOR SAID PROTEIN, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAID PROTEIN

摘要

A DNA which codes for an antigenic protein specific for blood-propagated non-A non-B hepatitis, and which corresponds to an RNA directly isolated from human sera or liver tissues. Since this DNA can afford the aforementioned protein which combines with a primary antibody present in the serum of a patient of non-A non-B hepatitis, this protein is useful for diagnostic assay of an antibody against an antigen specific for non-A non-B hepatitis.