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Comparison of real-time PCR assays for monitoring serum hepatitis B virus DNA levels during antiviral therapy.

Hui CK, Bowden S, Zhang HY, Wong A, Lewin S, Rousseau F, Mommeja-Marin H, Lee NP, Luk JM, Locarnini S, Leung N, Naoumov NV, Lau GK

Department of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China.

The performance characteristics of the RealART and Molecular Beacons assays were compared with those of the Digene Hybrid Capture II assay (ultrasensitive). The results of the RealART and Digene Hybrid assays were related (r = 0.94; P < 0.001) and diverged by 2 orders of magnitude. The RealART assay can be used to effectively monitor serum hepatitis B virus DNA levels.

Published 7 August 2006 in J Clin Microbiol, 44(8): 2983-7.
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