Article
Simultaneous genotyping and quantification of hepatitis B virus for genotypes B and C by real-time PCR assay.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Oct 2010
Zhao Yao, Zhang Xiu-Yu, Guo Jin-Jun, Zeng Ai-Zhong, Hu Jie-Li, Huang Wen-Xiang, Shan You-Lan, Huang Ai-Long
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is an important cause of human chronic liver diseases and is a major public health problem. Viral load and HBV genotype play critical roles in determining clinical outcomes and response to antiviral treatment in hepatitis B patients. Viral genotype detection and quantification assays are currently in use with different levels of effectiveness. In this study, the performance of a real-time...
Topics
- DNA Primers
- DNA, Viral
- Genotype
- Hepatitis B virus
- Hepatitis B, Chronic
- Humans
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Oligonucleotide Probes
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Sensitivity and Specificity
