Hepatitis A Virus
Hepatitis A virus detected in real-time
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, January 9th, 2006
"A NASBA assay in combination with a molecular beacon was developed for the real-time detection and quantification of hepatitis A virus (HAV). A 202-bp, highly conserved 5' noncoding region of HAV was targeted," wrote K.H.A. Elgalil and colleagues, University of California, Riverside.
"The sensitivity of the real-time NASBA assay was tested with 10-fold dilutions of viral RNA, and a detection limit of 1 PFU was obtained."
The researchers explained, "the specificity of...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2006-01-09)
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