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Article: Comparison of the second-generation digene hybrid capture assay with the branched-DNA assay for measurement of hepatitis B virus DNA in serum

TitleComparison of the second-generation digene hybrid capture assay with the branched-DNA assay for measurement of hepatitis B virus DNA in serum
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Issue Date1999
PublisherAmerican Society for Microbiology.
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Journal Of Clinical Microbiology, 1999, v. 37 n. 8, p. 2461-2465 How to Cite?
AbstractThe optimal hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA quantitative assay for clinical use remains to be determined. We examined the sensitivity, linearity, and variability of a novel second-generation antibody capture solution hybridization assay, the Digene Hybrid Capture II assay (HCII), and compared it with another widely used solution hybridization assay, the branched-DNA (bDNA) assay (Quantiplex; Chiron Corp.). Our results showed similar and satisfactory assay linearity values, as well as interassay and intra-assay variability values, for both HCII and bDNA assays across different ranges of HBV DNA. Ninety-one percent of 102 serum samples from hepatitis B surface antigen-positive patients showed concordant results with the two assays. The HCH assay was more sensitive than the bDNA assay by 1 dilution, with the lowest reading being 0.9 pg/ml (3.8 pg/ml by bDNA assay). The HBV DNA seropositivity rates for the 102 samples were 58, 67, and 97% by bDNA, HCII, and nested PCR, respectively. While the relationship between results obtained with the bDNA assay and those with the HCII assay was nonlinear, with the bDNA assay yielding values 2.83 ± 0.92-fold higher than those of the HCII assay, especially at high HBV DNA levels, a linear relationship was observed between the two sets of data after logarithmic conversion. The formula for interassay conversion of results was derived as follows: HBV DNA by HCII (picograms per milliliter) = 3.19 x [HBV DNA by bDNA (megaequivalents per milliliter)]0.866. The HCII assay was technically less complex and required a shorter assay time (4 h) than the bDNA assay (24 h). We conclude that the HCII assay compares favorably with the bDNA assay and offers the additional advantages of increased sensitivity and shorter assay time. The increased sensitivity should be particularly useful in monitoring the efficacy of antiviral therapies and detecting the emergence of drug-resistant HBV mutants.
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dc.contributor.authorHo, SKNen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChan, TMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorCheng, IKPen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLai, KNen_HK
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dc.date.issued1999en_HK
dc.identifier.citationJournal Of Clinical Microbiology, 1999, v. 37 n. 8, p. 2461-2465en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0095-1137en_HK
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dc.description.abstractThe optimal hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA quantitative assay for clinical use remains to be determined. We examined the sensitivity, linearity, and variability of a novel second-generation antibody capture solution hybridization assay, the Digene Hybrid Capture II assay (HCII), and compared it with another widely used solution hybridization assay, the branched-DNA (bDNA) assay (Quantiplex; Chiron Corp.). Our results showed similar and satisfactory assay linearity values, as well as interassay and intra-assay variability values, for both HCII and bDNA assays across different ranges of HBV DNA. Ninety-one percent of 102 serum samples from hepatitis B surface antigen-positive patients showed concordant results with the two assays. The HCH assay was more sensitive than the bDNA assay by 1 dilution, with the lowest reading being 0.9 pg/ml (3.8 pg/ml by bDNA assay). The HBV DNA seropositivity rates for the 102 samples were 58, 67, and 97% by bDNA, HCII, and nested PCR, respectively. While the relationship between results obtained with the bDNA assay and those with the HCII assay was nonlinear, with the bDNA assay yielding values 2.83 ± 0.92-fold higher than those of the HCII assay, especially at high HBV DNA levels, a linear relationship was observed between the two sets of data after logarithmic conversion. The formula for interassay conversion of results was derived as follows: HBV DNA by HCII (picograms per milliliter) = 3.19 x [HBV DNA by bDNA (megaequivalents per milliliter)]0.866. The HCII assay was technically less complex and required a shorter assay time (4 h) than the bDNA assay (24 h). We conclude that the HCII assay compares favorably with the bDNA assay and offers the additional advantages of increased sensitivity and shorter assay time. The increased sensitivity should be particularly useful in monitoring the efficacy of antiviral therapies and detecting the emergence of drug-resistant HBV mutants.en_HK
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dc.publisherAmerican Society for Microbiology.en_HK
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dc.rightsJournal of Clinical Microbiology. Copyright © American Society for Microbiology.en_HK
dc.rightsCopyright © American Society for Microbiology, Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 1999, v. 37 n. 8, p. 2461-2465en_HK
dc.subject.meshBiological Assay - methodsen_HK
dc.subject.meshDNA, Viral - analysis - blooden_HK
dc.subject.meshHepatitis B - blood - diagnosis - virologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshHepatitis B virus - genetics - isolation & purificationen_HK
dc.subject.meshSensitivity and Specificityen_HK
dc.titleComparison of the second-generation digene hybrid capture assay with the branched-DNA assay for measurement of hepatitis B virus DNA in serumen_HK
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dc.identifier.emailChan, TM: dtmchan@hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.emailLai, KN: knlai@hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1128/JCM.37.8.2461-2465.1999-
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