Quantitative Detection of Hepatitis B Virus by Transcription-Mediated Amplification and Hybridization Protection Assay
AUTOR(ES)
Kamisango, Keiichi
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
We have developed a sensitive and quantitative assay using transcription-mediated amplification and hybridization protection assay for the detection of hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA in serum. The transcription-mediated amplification was carried out in a single tube. The hybridization protection assay was carried out in a microtiter plate with two probes with different specific activities to obtain a broad detection range. As a result, the assay had a detection range of 5 × 103 to 5 × 108 genome equivalents (GE)/ml and good quantitative accuracy on a logarithmic scale. A moderately sized manual assay run can be completed within 5 h. Measurements of the amounts of HBV DNA in clinical samples by the assay showed the amounts under various disease conditions to be widely distributed (more than 5 logs, from approximately 5 × 103 to 5 × 108 GE/ml). It was also shown that the amount of HBV DNA in one chronic hepatitis patient varied widely, with a range of more than 5 logs during long-term monitoring. Our assay has the potential to be used to monitor and determine the prognosis of HBV patients and carriers, especially during interferon treatment.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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