Article
Quantification and genotyping of hepatitis B virus in a single reaction by real-time PCR and melting curve analysis.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Oct 2004
Yeh Shiou-Hwei, Tsai Ching-Yi, Kao Jia-Horng, Liu Chun-Jen, Kuo Ti-Jung, Lin Ming-Wei, Huang Wen-Ling, Lu Shu-Fen, Jih Jane, Chen Ding-Shinn, Chen Pei-Jer
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Both viral titer and genotype of hepatitis B virus (HBV) play critical roles in determining clinical outcome and response to antiviral treatment in hepatitis B patients. In this study, a method was developed to determine both parameters in a single-tube reaction. METHODS: The method contains two consecutive steps, the first step used real-time PCR for quantification and second step used melting...
Topics
- Computer Systems
- DNA Primers
- Genotype
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis B virus
- Humans
- Molecular Probes
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Viral Load
- Virology
