Article
Validation and comparison of different PCR-based methods for detection of hepatitis B virus precore region mutants.
Journal of virological methods - 1 Oct 2005
Flichman D, Maina A, Colombatto P, Bonino F, Brunetto M R
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis virus variants detection is useful in clinical practice; however, methods that are used for their identification may influence the results significantly. Three PCR-based assays for quantitation of G1896A precore HBV mutants: two allele specific PCRs, single tube (single-AS-PCR) with enzymatic restriction or separate tubes (twin-AS-PCR) and one oligohybridization assay (OA) with three probes were...
Topics
- DNA, Viral
- Hepatitis B Core Antigens
- Hepatitis B virus
- Humans
- Mutation
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Sensitivity and Specificity
