Target
Virus HBcAg / HBV Core Antigen
Reactivity
Virus
(tested or 100% immunogen sequence identity)
Immunogen
Recombinant Hepatitis B core antigen.
Specificity
Recognizes Hepatitis B virus core antigen (HBcAg), the highly immunogenic 21kD replicative form of the Hepatitis B virus (HBV), expressed by infected cells. Antibodies to HBcAg are produced by the host during and following an acute HBV infection and can be detected in chronic HBV carriers and patients recovered from HBV infection, usually persisting in the body for life.