RNA log copies

[1oftheclub222]

What is a Hep C RNA log copy?  Mine was 6.39.  Waht does that mean?

[desrt]

This site will let you work it backwards if you want.

http://rechneronline.de/logarithm/

[Bill1954]

Hi Zach!

[can-do-man]

Bill is right, i read the chart wrong.......... Always take bills word for it....:)

Hi bill

[1oftheclub222]

ha, I thought I was getting better already!

[Bill1954]

And of course there's the Bill-Zach method of calculating viral load too, which always confounds us both :o).

[1oftheclub222]

thank you!

[Bill1954]

Log (logarithmic) values are just another way of expressing large numbers; in this case of course it’s referring to HCV viral load.

A 1 log-10 reduction in viral load = 90% reduction.
A 2 log-10                                      = 99%
A 3 log-10                                      = 99.9
etc.

If you have a scientific calculator, you can enter your numerical viral load value then press the ‘log’ key to calculate your log-10 value. I’m not sure how to reverse that order precisely, but log 6.39  =  roughly 2,450,000 expressed in numerical method.

--Bill

[can-do-man]

http://www.hepatitis-central.com/hcv/hepatitis/loadchart.html

  
As you can see you have a viral load of 1,100,000.... Log value is just another way of saying it............Good luck