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Title: | Development of a two-step HCV quantification assay based on third generation evagreen dye for real-time PCR : a pilot study /by Akrahm M. Saleh Habil | Authors: | Habil, Akrahm M. Saleh | Subject: | Hepatitis C virus Polymerase chain reaction |
Year: | 2016 | Publisher: | Kuantan :International Islamic University Malaysia, 2016 | Abstract in English: | HCV exhibits extreme genome heterogeneity, additionally it is usually present in blood at a low copy number. Thus, high specificity and sensitivity represent a major challenge during development of any HCV detection and quantification assay. The aim of the present study was to establish a highly specific and sensitive semi-nested real time PCR using EvaGreen dye for detecting and quantifying HCV RNA. A total of 50 serum samples, comprising 40 HCV- positive and 10 HCV-negative, were included in our study. RNA was extracted, reverse transcribed, and then subjected to two rounds of PCR amplification. In the first round, conventional PCR was performed using a pair of primers targeting the 5`UTR. In the second round, real time PCR using EvaGreen dye and primers targeting a region within the previously amplified product was carried out for sensitive detection and quantification. Reference samplesnumber 15 and 39with known viral load were treated similarly to the unknown samples and used to create the standard curves.Our method showed a high level of analytical specificity and accuracy, with a low limit of detection (~2 IU/ml). It yielded repeatable results with less than 4% of intra- assay variation. The assay covered a broad dynamic range of quantification, ranging from 0.34 to 6 log IU/ml. The diagnostic sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy were all 100%, indicating neither false positive nor false negative results were obtained. The newly developed semi-nested real time PCR using EvaGreen has demonstrated a high analytical and diagnostic performance, suggesting its potential to have wide applications in clinical diagnosis, therapeutic management, and epidemiological studies of HCV. | Degree Level: | Master | Call Number: | t RC 848 H425 H116D 2016 | Kullliyah: | Kulliyyah of Medicine | Programme: | Master of Medical Sciences | URI: | http://studentrepo.iium.edu.my/jspui/handle/123456789/5815 | URL: | https://lib.iium.edu.my/mom/services/mom/document/getFile/5AfhxAsRue9bAiAbR74a0YZqdUB12Dnc20160530123047366 |
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