A Melt Curve Analysis Was Performed to Genotype Hepatitis C

question 8

Multiple Choice

A melt curve analysis was performed to genotype hepatitis C virus (HCV) , which has been identified in a patient. When the derivative of fluorescence was plotted versus the temperature for the patient's isolate as well as for a known genotype of HCV, the two sequences had identical peaks and thus the same T_m. Which of the following is the correct interpretation of these results?

• A) The patient's HCV genotype is the same as the known genotype.
• B) The patient's HCV genotype is different from the known genotype.
• C) The patient has multiple HCV genotypes.
• D) The patient's virus is not HCV but some other virus.

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