| abstract |
Procedure for the early detection of seroconversion in the detection of an antibody directed against the hepatitis C virus in a sample liquid, wherein the sample liquid is incubated with at least one polypeptide, which contains the virus sequence of hepatitis C, in particular of the NS3 region of hepatitis C virus, and the antibody is detected by binding with the polypeptide, characterized in that a polypeptide from a region is used, which contains at least one cysteine radical, and the determination of the antibody is carried out under reducing conditions. |