title: IgM-antibody response to hepatitis C virus antigens in acute and chronic post-transfusion non-A, non-B hepatitis.
abstract: A specific IgM solid-phase enzyme-linked immunoassay for the diagnosis of a recent infection by hepatitis C virus (HCV) was developed. The assay utilizes a structural antigen encoded by sequences at the 5' end of HCV (core region) and non-structural (NS) antigens encoded by the NS-3 (33c) and NS-4 (c100-3) regions of the HCV genome. Serial serum samples from several clinically diagnosed post-transfusion non-A, non-B hepatitis patients were analyzed for anti-HCV IgM. This antibody was frequently but transiently detected. Anti-HCV core IgM was more frequently detected than anti-c100-3 or anti-33c IgM. In individuals who resolved their HCV infection or progressed to chronicity, anti-HCV IgM was produced transiently at or near the onset of clinically diagnosed acute hepatitis.
authors.affiliation: Experimental Biology Research, Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Chau
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Dawson
authors.forename: I K
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Mushahwar
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Gutierrez
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Lesniewski
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mattsson
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Weiland
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000276:immunology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000276:immunology*; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000276:immunology*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000276:immunology*; D014758:Viral Core Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D017361:Viral Nonstructural Proteins; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral; C064544:C100 protein, hepatitis C virus; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D014758:Viral Core Proteins; D017361:Viral Nonstructural Proteins; D014764:Viral Proteins; C069130:nucleocapsid protein, Hepatitis C virus