mean (average) – where all the results are added together, and then divided by the number of results to find the (mean) average. See median.
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Direct acting antiviral – See DAA.
confirmatory test – a second test to double-check the results of a previous one. For example, if your viral load is usually undetectable and then becomes detectable, you need a second confirmatory test. This is to check that the detectable result was not a laboratory error on just a temporary blip.
HCV – hepatitis C, a virus that causes liver disease.
autoantibody – abnormal antibodies produced against the body’s own tissues.