Table 2. HCV RNA Titers Measured by... | American Society of Hematology

Table 2.

HCV RNA Titers Measured by Branched DNA Methodology and HCV RNA Negative-Polarity Strand

Patients	HCV RNA
	Serum		CD34⁺Cells
	NegativePolarity Strand^*	Titer^† (MEq/mL)	NegativePolarity Strand^*	Titer^† (Eq/cell)
1	−/−	25.5	ND	0.74
2	−/−	5.34	ND	0.80
3	−/−	3.4	ND	0.31
4	−/−	1.43	ND	0.40
5	−/−	17.20	+/+	1.06
6	−/−	11.71	−/+	0.33

Patients	HCV RNA
	Serum		CD34⁺Cells
	NegativePolarity Strand^*	Titer^† (MEq/mL)	NegativePolarity Strand^*	Titer^† (Eq/cell)
1	−/−	25.5	ND	0.74
2	−/−	5.34	ND	0.80
3	−/−	3.4	ND	0.31
4	−/−	1.43	ND	0.40
5	−/−	17.20	+/+	1.06
6	−/−	11.71	−/+	0.33

*TAG-/CAP-derived primers.

Branched DNA assay.