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. 1981 Aug;14(2):173–177. doi: 10.1128/jcm.14.2.173-177.1981

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of antibody to the hepatitis B surface antigen-associated delta antigen.

O Crivelli, M Rizzetto, C Lavarini, A Smedile, J L Gerin
PMCID: PMC271929  PMID: 7024305

Abstract

A blocking enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was developed for specific detection of antibody to the hepatitis B surface antigen-associated delta antigen. The sensitivity of ELISA was intermediate between that of previously described immunofluorescence and radioimmunological assays for anti-delta. Performance of ELISA was simple and required only ordinary and inexpensive laboratory equipment.

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