Grifols Presents a Study of the Stability of Hepatitis C Virus RNA to SoGAT
BARCELONA, Spain, July 2000--The R&D area of the
Instituto Grifols, has presented the results of a study of the
stability of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) at the recent meeting of
the Standardisation of Genome Amplification Techniques working
party (SoGat).
Leading academics, health authorities and representatives of the
pharmaceutical industry take part in the periodic meetings of SoGat
- a World Health Organisation working party. One of the most
important conclusions, which will also be of great interest to
those laboratories involved in the study and standardisation for
controlling this virus, is that the HCV RNA is very stable at
freezing temperatures (< =20 ºC). The Molecular Biology
section of the R&D area began this study as a result of the
application of genome amplification techniques to the plasma
control processes used as a safety measure by Grifols in the
manufacture of its plasma derivatives.
Media Contact:
comunicacion.grupo@grifols.com
Posted: January 2004
