HCV RNA having novel sequence
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- ADVANCED LIFE SCI INST
- Publication Date
- 2007-05-30
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
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[0001] The present invention relates to the genome of chronic hepatitis C virus (hereinafter referred to as HCV). Background technique
[0002] Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the cause of chronic hepatitis C. According to statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO), there are 170 million infected people worldwide. HCV is different from other viral hepatitis in that it only causes relatively mild symptoms at the initial stage of infection, but the chronicity of the infected person is high, and after a certain period of asymptomatic period, chronic hepatitis develops. And as the infection progresses for a long time, the symptoms further worsen, transforming into cirrhosis of the liver, leading to a high frequency of liver cancer. 95% of liver cancers are related to hepatitis virus, and most of them (80%) are caused by HCV infection.
[0003] HCV is infected through blood, blood components, and a few bodily fluid components. The HCV test method has been introduce...