Essays about: "Hepatit C virus"

Found 3 essays containing the words Hepatit C virus.

  1. 1. Development and validation of a novel quantitative PCR analysis method for HIV-1

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Tillämpad biokemi; Lunds universitet/Beräkningskemi

    Author : Josefine Sundgren; [2020]
    Keywords : HIV-1; qPCR; Octapharma; Taqman; applied biochemistry; tillämpad biokemi; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The major problem when developing primers and probe sets for detection of HIV-1 is its high genetic variability and strong ability to mutate. HIV-1 is divided into four groups, M, N, O, P based on genetic similarities, and there are more than 70 different circulating recombinant forms. READ MORE

  3. 2. Production and validation of anti-HCV antibodies for viral neutralization

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för kemi, bioteknologi och hälsa (CBH)

    Author : Megan Olga García Mark; [2020]
    Keywords : Cloning; antibody; infection; HCV; IgG production; molecular biology; cell factory; plasmid design; immunology;

    Abstract : Hepatitis-C Virus (HCV) remains the leading cause of liver transplant in the US and the UK, and the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 71 million people are infected worldwide. A vaccine would drastically impact the healthcare-associated burdens that HCV causes globally. READ MORE

  4. 3. Validation of a new software for detection of resistance associated substitutions in Hepatitis C-virus

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Caitlin Vigetun Haughey; [2019]
    Keywords : Hepatitis C virus; HCV; Resistance; NS5A; Resistance associated substitutions; RAS; PacBio sequencing; Bioinformatics; Hepatit C virus; HCV; Resistens; NS5A; Sekvensering; PacBio; Bioinformatik;

    Abstract : Hepatitis C infection is a global disease that causes an estimated 399,000 deaths per year. Treatment has improved dramatically in recent years through the development of direct acting antivirals that target specific regions of the Hepatitis C virus (HCV). READ MORE