FIG. 4.

SSCP analysis of adsorption of HCV on various tissues. Tissue samples were obtained from an HCV-negative patient who died of cryptogenic cirrhosis. Samples (4 to 5 mg) of various tissues were incubated in the presence of an RNase inhibitor in 400 μl of serum from patient B and HCV-positive serum from a chronic hepatitis patient (see text). For definitions of the abbreviations, see the legend to Fig. 1.