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What are the tests for hepatitis C?

April 26, 2017hepatitis c tests

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What are the tests for hepatitis C?

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There are 3 blood tests done to test for Hepatitis C: • Hepatitis C antibody (basic test) • Hepatitis C RNA TMA Qualitative assay (more advanced test, more sensitive) • Hepatitis C RNA Quantitative assay by PCR

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There are 3 blood tests done to test for Hepatitis C: • Hepatitis C antibody (basic test, confirms exposure) • Hepatitis C RNA Quantitative assay by PCR (confirms infection) • Hepatitis C Genotype (classifies disease and predicted response to therapy)