Establishment of a highly specific detection system for GB virus C (GBV-C) minus-strand RNA
Although the clinical relevance of GB virus C (GBV-C) is still elusive, this virus has been found with high prevalence in several groups of patients with liver disease. As was shown for hepatitis C virus (HCV), minus-strand RNA is supposed to function as a replicative intermediate. We have establish...
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| Natura: | Article (Journal) |
| Lingua: | inglese |
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18 September 1998
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Virus research
Year: 1998, Volume: 56, Fascicolo: 2, Pages: 183-189 |
| ISSN: | 1872-7492 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/S0168-1702(98)00071-9 |
| Accesso online: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-1702(98)00071-9 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168170298000719 
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| Note sull'autore: | Stefanie Seipp, Tobias Goeser, Lorenz Theilmann, Birgit Kallinowski |
| Riassunto: | Although the clinical relevance of GB virus C (GBV-C) is still elusive, this virus has been found with high prevalence in several groups of patients with liver disease. As was shown for hepatitis C virus (HCV), minus-strand RNA is supposed to function as a replicative intermediate. We have established a reliable and sensitive detection system for GBV-C minus-strand RNA based on nested RT-PCR (reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction) with a tagged primer system. Sensitivity and specificity was extensively tested using in-vitro transcribed GBV-C sequences and genomic viral RNA. Specificity of the amplified fragments was proven by Southern blot hybridization. Using this detection system, we found the presence of GBV-C minus-strand RNA in 6/41 (14.6%) sera of GBV-C infected or GBV-C/HCV coinfected patients. No correlation with virological parameters such as amount of GBV-C plus-strand RNA, genotype or titer of HCV could be detected. |
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| ISSN: | 1872-7492 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/S0168-1702(98)00071-9 |