Armored RNA Quant^® Hepatitis C Virus (GT 2b) Control

Hepatitis C virus is a single-stranded RNA virus classified in the Flaviviridae family; HCV is classified into six genotypes (1-6) with several subtypes within each genotype. Armored RNA Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 2b Control contains the Roche Amplicor^® HCV Monitor^® primer binding regions (KY80/KY78) highlighted in blue. The PCR product generated is 244 basepairs (Young, 1993).