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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 14, 2008; 14(34): 5327-5330
Published online Sep 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5327
Published online Sep 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5327
Table 1 Primers used for HBV PCR
| First PCR | ||
| GP1 | 5'-YCCTGCTGGTGGCTCCAGTTC-3': sense | nt 3144-3164 |
| GP2 | 5'-AAGCCANACARTGGGGGAAAGC-3': antisense | nt 583-604 |
| Second PCR (nt 120-604) | ||
| GP3 | 5'-GTCTAGACTCGTGGTGGACTTCTCTC-3': sense | nt 120-145 |
| GP4 | 5'-AAGCCANACARTGGGGGAAAGC-3': antisense | nt 583-604 |
Table 2 Prevalence of anti-HBc and anti-HBs in study population
| Donor category | Number | Anti-HBc total | Anti-HBc-only | Anti-HBc and anti-HBs |
| Voluntary (%) | 998 (58.7) | 69 (6.9) | 34 (3.4) | 35 (3.5) |
| Replacement (%) | 702 (41.3) | 73 (10.4) | 36 (5.1) | 37 (5.3) |
| Total (%) | 1700 | 142 (8.4) | 70 (4.1) | 72 (4.2) |
| P value | 0.011 | 0.038 | 0.03 |
- Citation: Dhawan HK, Marwaha N, Sharma RR, Chawla Y, Thakral B, Saluja K, Sharma SK, Thakur MK, Jain A. Anti-HBc screening in Indian blood donors: Still an unresolved issue. World J Gastroenterol 2008; 14(34): 5327-5330
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v14/i34/5327.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.14.5327