Table 2.
Levels of non-enveloped HCV core protein and HCV RNA sequences in supernatants and cryoprecipitates
Non-enveloped ‘free’ HCV core protein | HCV RNA sequences | |||||
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Positive (%) | Negative (%) | Mean ± s.d. (pg/ml) | Positive (%) | Negative (%) | Mean ± s.d. (IU/ml) | |
Supernatants (30) | 18 (60) | 12 (40) | 86·4 ± 96·7 P = 0·003 | 28 (93·3) | 2 (6·7) | 284 809 ± 426 987 P = 0·02 |
Cryoprecipitates (30) | 30 (100) | 0 | 318·5 ± 194 | 30 (100) | 0 | 1789 313 ± 2 341 818 |