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What is the purpose of this test? hcv rna by pcr quantitative and what does this test show?

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Checking hepatitis C: This test will confirm whether a preliminary screening test for hepatitis c (anti-hcv ab) is a true positive or not. Also, the level of the test has some predictive value in terms of whether or not one would respond to hep c therapy or not.

Answered 5/2/2014

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