11 Feb 2009 03:00 AM
A Novel Diagnostic Target In The Hepatitis C Virus Genome
In original research published in PLoS Medicine, Christian Drosten of the University of Bonn Institute of Virology and colleagues report the
development and validation of a new blood test for hepatitis C virus.
The test detects a part of the viral genetic material called the 3' X-tail element, which shows only a low degree of variation among different strains of the virus from throughout the world. In this publication, the researchers make the details of their unpatented prototype test openly available, thereby increasing its potential for clinical use in developing countries…
The test detects a part of the viral genetic material called the 3' X-tail element, which shows only a low degree of variation among different strains of the virus from throughout the world. In this publication, the researchers make the details of their unpatented prototype test openly available, thereby increasing its potential for clinical use in developing countries…
