Sepideh Hamzehlou

[ 1 ] - Requirement of a Blocking Step in Affinity Purification of Polyclonal Antibodies

[ 2 ] - Analysis of Immumoreactivity of Heterologously Expressed Non-structural Protein 4B (NS4B) from Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Genotype 1a

Background: Detection of hepatitis C virus specific antibodies is the initial step in chronic HCV diagnosis.  HCV NS4B is among the most immunogenic HCV antigens and has been widely used in commercial Enzyme Immunoassays (EIA). Additionally, NS4B, a key protein in the virus replication, can be an alternative target for antiviral therapy. Objectives: Development of a new method for high-level ex...