We analyzed selected serum samples between 3 and 40 weeks after inoculation for the presence of positive-strand HCV RNA by reverse transcriptase (RT)-PCR (Table 1). Whereas positive-strand HCV RNA ...

Another type of test measures hepatitis C viral load or presence of hepatitis C virus genetic material (also known as HCV RNA) in the blood. Detectable viral load means the virus is actively ...

Initiation of translation of the hepatitis C virus genome is mediated by an internal ribosome entry site (IRES) element in the 5′ untranslated region (5′ UTR) of HCV genomic RNA 1,2. Normal ...

Lower Limit of Detection (LLOD) Versus Lower Limit of Quantification (LLOQ) The LLOD is the HCV RNA concentration at which less than 5% of the samples that contain a known amount of an RNA ...

which eliminates the two-step HCV RNA process and may be cost-saving in many environments.

hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), IgM-hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb), hepatitis C virus antibody (HCV-Ab), HCV-RNA, and hepatitis E virus antibody (HEV-Ab). Other viruses that may cause ...

A team of researchers at IOCB Prague led by Prof. Michal Hocek has developed a novel method for preparing ribonucleic acid (RNA) containing modified bases. Innovative use of engineered DNA ...

Study investigated whether SARS-CoV-2 lingers in tissues after COVID-19 recovery and if it's linked to long COVID symptoms. They found viral RNA in various organs, and its presence correlated with ...

A team of researchers has identified a mechanism that causes mitochondrial dysfunction in Alzheimer's patients resulting in a reduction of the supply of energy to the brain. A team of researchers ...

(RTTNews) - French biopharmaceutical company Ipsen SA (IPSEY) and Skyhawk Therapeutics announced an exclusive worldwide collaboration aimed at discovering and developing novel small molecules ...

Based on initial data reported, we have certain rapid declines in these two. The RNA five out of six participants had undetectable HCV RNA and six other six were below the limit, a lower limit of ...