Unusual Banding Interpretation Chart
Unusual Banding Interpretation
Compare your LiPA strip with the examples below. Then select the strip
that best resembles your LiPA strip and refer to the table below for interpretation.
Please note: Strong bands are represented on the chart in dark blue,
while faint (but significant) bands are represented in light blue.
Sample |
Bands |
HCV Genotype by Core Sequence Analysis |
Comments |
1 | 1,2,3,4,13 | 1 | Band at 13 is non-specific |
2 | 1,2,(3),5,(6),(8) | 1 | Other variations 1, 2, 5, (6) 1, 2, (4), 5, (6) 1, 2, 5,(6), (8) |
3 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 16 | 1a | Other variations 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, (6), (8), 16 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8,16 |
4 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 | 1b or 6c-6l | Other variations 1,2,3,4,6,7 |
5 | 1, 2, (5), 9, 10, 11, 16 | 2a | Other variations 1, 2, (5), 9, (10), 11, 16 1, 2, 5, 9, 10, 11, 16 Band at 16 is non-specific |
6 | 1, 2, (8), (9), 14, 15 | 3a | |
7 | 1, 2, 7, 14, 15 | 3a | Other variations 1, 2, (6), 7, (8), 14, 15 1, 2, (6), 7, 14, 15 Band at 7 is non-specific |
8 | 1, 2, 9, 13, 14, 15 | 3a | Band at 9 is non-specific |
9 | 1, 2, 8, 14, 15 | 3a | Band at 8 is non-specific |
10 | 1, 2, 6, 19 | 3 | Other variation 1,2,6,(19) |
11 | 1, 2, 6, 17, 18 | 3k | Bands like those for 4h |
12 | 1, 2, 6, 17, (18) | 4 | Another similar pattern1, 2, 6, (17), 18 is not genotype 4 but genotype 3k (10a) |
13 | 1, 2, (5), (6), 16,17,18 | 4 | |
14 | 1, 2, 5, 9, 16 | 4 | |
15 | 1, 2, 6, 17 | 4 | |
16 | 1, 2, 6, 17 | 6a | |
17 | 1, 2, 6, 17, (18) | 4 | Another similar pattern 1, 2, 6, (17), 18 is not genotype 4 but genotype 3k (10a) |
18 | 1, 2, 6 | 1 | Other Variations 6 (7) (3) (4) 6 (9) (3) (4) 6 (3) 6 |
19 | 1, 2, 5, 6 | 1 | Other Variations (3) (4) 5 6 (8) (9) (3) (4) 5 6 (8) (9) 20 |
20 | 1, 2, 13, 17 | 3b | |