Core antigen protein of hepatitis C virus, and diagnostic method

Chemistry: natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; – Proteins – i.e. – more than 100 amino acid residues

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ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to a polypeptide expressed by a DNA molecule, its use in diagnosis and its methods of production. The polypeptide disclosed herein is encoded by a DNA molecule derived from the genome of an HCV, and comprises a hepatitis C virus (HCV) core antigen protein fused to a part of an envelope region of a hepatitis C virus (HCV) protein The polypeptide may be used in the detection of HCV.

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