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Correlation of antibodies to E1 and E2
| E1 and E2 statusa | No. of chimpanzees | No. of animals (%)b
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| RNA+(n = 18) | RNA−(n = 28) | ||
| E1+E2+ | 3 | 3 (17) | 0 (0) |
| E1+E2− | 7 | 0 (0) | 7 (25) |
| E1−E2+ | 4 | 4 (22) | 0 (0) |
| E1−E2− | 32 | 11 (61) | 21 (75) |
Serum samples were analyzed for E1 and E2 antibody by ELISA as described in Materials and Methods.
Serum samples were analyzed for HCV RNA by RT-PCR analysis as described in Materials and Methods.
